Sen. Mitt Romney.Photo: Stefani Reynolds/GettyRepublican lawmakers are pushing back on their colleagues' decision to not get vaccinated forCOVID-19, including Utah Sen.Mitt Romney.“I hope that leaders of our party, from President Trump on down, make it real clear that it’s a great idea to get a vaccination,” Romney, 74, told reporters Tuesday,accordingtoThe Hill. “It’s good for one’s own health and it’s good for the health of our neighbors.“Romney, the former 2012 Republican presidential nominee, spoke out in response to some GOP lawmakers' hesitancy towards encouraging others to get the vaccine even as other major Republicans have spoken of its importance.A handful of senators said this week they won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine, whileDonald Trumpon Tuesday night said the vaccines were “safe” and said everyone should get one after facing calls to use his platform.A recentPBS pollshowed that 47 percent of Republican men said they were not planning to get vaccinated, which led to a push from health officials for marquee Republican politicians to speak up about getting vaccinated.“This is not a political issue,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert,told Fox Newson Sunday. “I just don’t get it.“Dr. Anthony Fauci.Al Drago/GettyFauci, 80, was among those saying Trump, 74, could tell his supporters to get the vaccine.Trumpwas quietly vaccinated at the White Housein January, though he eschewed a public campaign for others to be vaccinated as well. He wasnotably not partof a recent public-service campaign featuring every other living former president.On Tuesday, however, he told Fox News “it is a great vaccine,” adding that “it is a safe vaccine and it is something that works.““I would recommend it,” Trump said.Some Republican senators haven’t taken that advice yet.“I’m still looking at it, I’m listening to my doctor,” Sen. Rick Scott said.“I’m certainly encouraging people to get vaccinated, but I also think it’s a choice for individual Americans to make,” Sen. Ted Cruz said.Speakingwith PBSlast week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said, “These shouldn’t be partisan issues, either mask-wearing or getting the vaccination,““Getting the vaccination is important,” McConnell, 79, said. “I would encourage everyone to do that, without exception. They’re proven safe and necessary if we’re going to get this pandemic in the rearview mirror.“As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
Sen. Mitt Romney.Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Getty
Republican lawmakers are pushing back on their colleagues' decision to not get vaccinated forCOVID-19, including Utah Sen.Mitt Romney.“I hope that leaders of our party, from President Trump on down, make it real clear that it’s a great idea to get a vaccination,” Romney, 74, told reporters Tuesday,accordingtoThe Hill. “It’s good for one’s own health and it’s good for the health of our neighbors.“Romney, the former 2012 Republican presidential nominee, spoke out in response to some GOP lawmakers' hesitancy towards encouraging others to get the vaccine even as other major Republicans have spoken of its importance.A handful of senators said this week they won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine, whileDonald Trumpon Tuesday night said the vaccines were “safe” and said everyone should get one after facing calls to use his platform.A recentPBS pollshowed that 47 percent of Republican men said they were not planning to get vaccinated, which led to a push from health officials for marquee Republican politicians to speak up about getting vaccinated.“This is not a political issue,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert,told Fox Newson Sunday. “I just don’t get it.“Dr. Anthony Fauci.Al Drago/GettyFauci, 80, was among those saying Trump, 74, could tell his supporters to get the vaccine.Trumpwas quietly vaccinated at the White Housein January, though he eschewed a public campaign for others to be vaccinated as well. He wasnotably not partof a recent public-service campaign featuring every other living former president.On Tuesday, however, he told Fox News “it is a great vaccine,” adding that “it is a safe vaccine and it is something that works.““I would recommend it,” Trump said.Some Republican senators haven’t taken that advice yet.“I’m still looking at it, I’m listening to my doctor,” Sen. Rick Scott said.“I’m certainly encouraging people to get vaccinated, but I also think it’s a choice for individual Americans to make,” Sen. Ted Cruz said.Speakingwith PBSlast week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said, “These shouldn’t be partisan issues, either mask-wearing or getting the vaccination,““Getting the vaccination is important,” McConnell, 79, said. “I would encourage everyone to do that, without exception. They’re proven safe and necessary if we’re going to get this pandemic in the rearview mirror.“As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
Republican lawmakers are pushing back on their colleagues' decision to not get vaccinated forCOVID-19, including Utah Sen.Mitt Romney.
“I hope that leaders of our party, from President Trump on down, make it real clear that it’s a great idea to get a vaccination,” Romney, 74, told reporters Tuesday,accordingtoThe Hill. “It’s good for one’s own health and it’s good for the health of our neighbors.”
Romney, the former 2012 Republican presidential nominee, spoke out in response to some GOP lawmakers' hesitancy towards encouraging others to get the vaccine even as other major Republicans have spoken of its importance.A handful of senators said this week they won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine, whileDonald Trumpon Tuesday night said the vaccines were “safe” and said everyone should get one after facing calls to use his platform.A recentPBS pollshowed that 47 percent of Republican men said they were not planning to get vaccinated, which led to a push from health officials for marquee Republican politicians to speak up about getting vaccinated.“This is not a political issue,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert,told Fox Newson Sunday. “I just don’t get it.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci.Al Drago/Getty
Fauci, 80, was among those saying Trump, 74, could tell his supporters to get the vaccine.Trumpwas quietly vaccinated at the White Housein January, though he eschewed a public campaign for others to be vaccinated as well. He wasnotably not partof a recent public-service campaign featuring every other living former president.
On Tuesday, however, he told Fox News “it is a great vaccine,” adding that “it is a safe vaccine and it is something that works.““I would recommend it,” Trump said.Some Republican senators haven’t taken that advice yet.
“I’m still looking at it, I’m listening to my doctor,” Sen. Rick Scott said.“I’m certainly encouraging people to get vaccinated, but I also think it’s a choice for individual Americans to make,” Sen. Ted Cruz said.Speakingwith PBSlast week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said, “These shouldn’t be partisan issues, either mask-wearing or getting the vaccination,”
“Getting the vaccination is important,” McConnell, 79, said. “I would encourage everyone to do that, without exception. They’re proven safe and necessary if we’re going to get this pandemic in the rearview mirror.“As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
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