Two-thirds of Americans to ban unvaxxed relatives from the holidays

Happy holidays – now go away! Nearly two-thirds of vaccinated Americans plan to BAN unvaccinated family members from holiday gatherings

• The study by OnePoll surveyed 2,000 Americans in an effort to provide insight into how the COVID-19 vaccine has impacted people’s relationships
• The staggering findings mirror the national divide that the COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated
• Of the 65 percent surveyed individuals who reported being fully vaccinated, 58 percent said they’ve cut off family members who have refused the jab
• ‘That separation between politics and life is what we’re losing, and it is a terrible thing to lose,’ said Andrew Sullivan during a 60 Minutes interview airing Sunday
• Fifty-three percent said the vaccine has completely divided their families, and 56 percent anticipate having arguments about the vaccine during the holidays

Nearly two-thirds of vaccinated Americans will likely ban unvaccinated family members from gatherings this upcoming politically-heated holiday season, as an expert warns that too many Americans can’t separate politics from their personal lives.

The study by OnePoll, conducted on November 2, surveyed 2,000 Americans in an effort to provide insight into how the COVID-19 vaccine has impacted people’s relationships with their loved ones ahead of the holidays this year.

The staggering findings mirror the national divide that the COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated. Of the 65 percent surveyed individuals who reported being fully vaccinated, 58 percent said they’ve cut off family members who have refused the jab.

Author and political commentator Andrew Sullivan believes that even those who make it to the dining table on Christmas and Thanksgiving, will have divisive debates about politics in the country.

‘There’s a lot of what you might call rough and tumble shut-up rhetoric and that’s healthy. What is not healthy is when that isn’t just retained and kept in the political area but becomes personal, becomes something you bring to the supermarket – you bring to Thanksgiving dinner, becomes something that permeates everything,’ Sullivan said during a CBS’s 60 Minutes interview set to air on Sunday. 

‘And that separation between politics and life is what we’re losing, and it is a terrible thing to lose,’ he added. 

Nearly two-thirds of vaccinated Americans will likely ban unvaccinated family members from gatherings this upcoming politically-heated holiday season

‘That separation between politics and life is what we’re losing, and it is a terrible thing to lose,’ author and political commentator Andrew Sullivan

Nearly 67 percent of those polled said they felt they couldn’t go home for the holidays without being vaccinated first, while 22 percent of unvaccinated respondents have already been excluded from all family gatherings.

Sixty-three of the vaccinated surveyed don’t feel comfortable inviting unvaccinated relatives to their parties and almost half of unvaccinated respondents have stopped communicating with family members who don’t understand why they refuse the shot.

On the other hand, 14 percent of survey respondents don’t plan to ever get the shot but feel as though their reasons for opting out of it have been dismissed and diminished by family members who are vaccinated.

One respondent said they ‘don’t trust the vaccine is safe,’ while others were concerned about side effects and thought the vaccine ‘was rushed and people who are getting vaccinated are still getting sick.’

The feeling is not unilateral, vaccinated family members also share their frustration and feel their opinions are disregarded.

During the 60 Minutes segment, Sullivan explained how Americans’ inability to set their differences aside is a symptom of a larger illness that saw its peak during the January 6 Capital riot.

‘This country came to a point where we have violence in the usual peaceful transfer of power. That is a huge warning to how unstable our system can be if we remain rivals in a system that is supposed to be designed for reasonable citizens,’ Sullivan said. 

The OnePoll study also shed light on how the vaccine has played a role in the workforce.

According to results, 43 percent of unvaccinated respondents said they’re ‘worried’ about potentially losing their jobs and benefits, or paying higher health insurance premiums because they’re not vaccinated. 

An area most of those interviewed seemed to find consensus on was that politics should not play a role in science or medicine – with 79 percent voting in favor of the separation.

Fifty-three percent agree that the vaccine has completely divided their families, and 56 percent anticipate having arguments with their families about the vaccine during this holiday season.

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