65% of Democrats believe proof of vaccination SHOULD be required to get inside all indoor spaces including restaurants and gyms

 More than 6 in 10 Democrats believe that people should be required to show proof they were vaccinated before entering public indoor spaces, while only 29 per cent of Republicans feel the same.

A new Rasmussen Reports poll released Monday shows 44 per cent of American adults are in favor of the measure – with 65 per cent of Democrats claiming the requirements should be nationwide and 25 per cent claiming it should not.

Thirty-six per cent of independents want the vaccine requirements for indoor public spaces such as restaurants, gyms and theaters.

The poll comes after New York City this month became the first place in the U.S. to mandate people show proof of vaccination before entering indoor public places.

'It is so important to make clear that if you are vaccinated, you get to benefit in all sorts of ways. You get to live a better life,' New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said earlier this month when announcing the new rule.

He added: 'And if you're unvaccinated, there are going to be fewer and fewer things that you're able to do.'

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The majority of Democrats feel people should be required to show proof of vaccination before entering indoor spaces like restaurants, gyms and theaters, but only 29 per cent of Republicans feel the same way

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So-called 'vaccine passports' have been a hot topic since the jab became available to all Americans over the age of 12 in May. Red states have been fighting the measure

The move was immediately slammed by Republicans as several red states have been fighting for months to ban so-called 'vaccine passports.'

Joe Biden and his administration have been adamant that there will not be a federal-level vaccine passport or mandate, but have made it clear they support local government and private entities imposing the measures.

De Blasio decided not to follow suit of other large urban areas, like Los Angeles and Washington D.C., which have reimposed mask mandates at indoor spaces regardless of vaccination status.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance last month stating that high case-rate areas should reimpose indoor masking on the vaccinated.

The rule change came as the highly contagious Delta variant and breakthrough cases in vaccinated people continues to surge.

The Rasmussen poll was conducted August 4-5, the two days following the New York City mandate. There is a plus or minus 3 percentage point margin of error.

When it comes to race, black Americans are split 50-50 on whether proof of vaccine should be required at public indoor spaces.

Forty-three per cent of white Americans want the requirement and 43 per cent of other racial minorities are in favor of the move.

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week a new mandates that all people must show proof of vaccination to be in an indoor public space. Here a sign states customers must show proof they are vaccinated before dining inside a Los Angeles deli on August 7, 2021

On Friday, the White House announced that 50 per cent of the entire U.S. population is now fully vaccinated against coronavirus – this includes children, even though those under 12 cannot get the vaccine.

Vaccination rates plateaued over the summer after the vaccine opened up to everyone over the age of 12 in May.

Hesitant communities, the administration is finding, are hard to persuade to get the jab.

Some of the higher rates of hesitancy comes from southern states, Republicans, young people and minority communities. 

White House says there will be no vaccine passport put in place

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