Fifty-seven percent of likely voters say Congress should investigate how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dealt with issues of COVID-19 vaccine safety, according to a new poll by Rasmussen Reports.
Here are how the results, released Friday, break down:
- 31% say Congress should not investigate.
- 12% were uncertain.
- 70% of Republicans say Congress should investigate.
- 48% of Democrats say they support a congressional probe.
- 54% of independents say Congress should launch a probe.
- 49% say it is likely the CDC has provided the public with complete information about the danger of side effects from COVID-19 vaccines.
- 41% say they don’t believe it’s likely.
- 10% say they are unsure.
The poll, conducted Jan. 15-17, surveyed 900 likely voters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.