Poll: 3/4 of unvaxxed Americans would quit job if shot requiredWashington Post survey comes amid growing 'resistance'By Art Moore
Published September 7, 2021 at 7:50pmShareGabU.S. Army Cpl. Jonathan Leon Camacho, a practical nursing specialist with Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia, injects an Army Reserve soldier with the 447th Military Police Company with the COVID-19 vaccination at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, Aug. 21, 2021. (Arizona Army National Guard photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian A. Barbour)
Nearly three-quarters of unvaccinated Americans would quit their jobs if they were required to take a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a poll by the Washington Post and ABC News.
Only 16% of unvaccinated workers would get a COVID shot if required, 35% would ask for a medical or religious exemption and 42% would quit their job,
according to the results reported by the Daily Caller.
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But if a medical or religious exemption were not available -- which essentially is the case for Washington state employees, for example -- 72% said they would quit their job.
Just 18%, the poll found, would get the shot.
TRENDING: Son of 9/11 victim warns 'killer-in-chief' Biden: Do not show your face at Ground ZeroMeanwhile, a survey of 961 American employers found that 52% will have some sort of vaccine requirement by the end of this year.In a Fox News poll in August, 44% of Americans said they are more likely to shop at a business that requires employees and customers to be vaccinated or have a recent negative COVID-19 test. Only 24% were less likely.Advertisement - story continues below
The Seattle Police Department, which has lost about 300 officers since last year's defund effort, could lose more than 200 more officers over Democratic Mayor Jenny Durkan's COVID vaccine mandate for city employees, reported KTTH talk-host Jason Rantz.State employees, under Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee's mandate, also face the loss of their job if they don't get vaccinated.Would you quit your job if your employer mandated COVID shots?
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Completing this poll entitles you to WND news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Rantz previously reported there is strong resistance to the governor's mandate, including from State Patrol troopers and teachers.Rantz obtained an internal poll of the State Patrol Troopers Association conducted Aug. 9-17 that found 295 troopers said they would refuse vaccination at the risk of being fired.In a more general question, 449 troopers said they disagree with mandatory vaccinations. Only 19 said they supported it.Advertisement - story continues below
The association said in an email to members: "Important questions need to be addressed, including what the agency will look like with a 20-35 percent loss of employees? How will the agency deploy resources to the areas that are most impacted?"In Oregon, a group of state troopers and firefighters is suing Democratic Gov. Kate Brown over the vaccine mandate for state employees.