Vaccination Affects Americans’ Social Relationships

A civilian contractor receives his COVID-19 vaccine from Preventative Medicine Services in Fort Knox, Kentucky, US, on Sept 9, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]

The latest public opinion poll shows that some Americans who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 have already cut ties with friends who refuse to get vaccinated.

A total of 1,000 Americans participated in the survey, which sought to uncover the reasons behind the breakdown of friendships over the past year and a half. The results showed that 16% of respondents reported having ended at least three friendships since the pandemic began in March 2020.

Approximately one in seven (14%) vaccinated respondents reported that they no longer maintain friendships with individuals who are unwilling to get vaccinated.

The vast majority of vaccine recipients (97%) view their estranged friends as “hardline anti‑vaxxers” and believe they will never be able to persuade them of the importance of vaccination.

(This article is reprinted from China News Daily.)