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2 Out of 3 Americans Don’t Trust Trump on Coronavirus Vaccine, Poll Finds

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At the same time, most people do think that the U.S. will eventually get a safe immunization against COVID-19.

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When it comes to coronavorus vaccines, Americans trust Dr. Anthony Fauci more than President Trump or Joe Biden. A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds that a bit more than two-thirds of those surveyed said they don’t have confidence in Trump’s ability to confirm if a vaccine is safe, and about half say that for Biden. But a majority of Americans feel they can rely on Fauci—whose statements about COVID-19 have often clashed with Trump’s. There’s been a 10-point drop in the percentage of people who say the U.S. will eventually get a safe vaccine—although interestingly, the decline was sharpest among Republicans.

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