"I'm a huge fan of vaccinations as a polio victim myself when I was young," McConnell told reporters at a Capitol news conference Tuesday. "I'm perplexed by the difficulty we have in finishing the job," McConnell said of stamping out the COVID-19 virus once and for all. "We're in the red zone, but we're not in the end zone yet," he said. MCCONNELL DOESN'T WANT TO STOP 'EVERYTHING' BIDEN PROPOSES, JUST THE 'WORST'Republicans remain more skeptical about getting the shots. Fox News polling in June found that 55% of Republicans surveyed said they got the coronavirus vaccine, compared to 78% of Democrats and 59% of independents.

Source: Fox News July 13, 2021 20:31 UTC