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By Lauren Fox, Kristin Wilson, Sarah Fortinsky and Ali Zaslav, CNN
Updated 12:26 PM ET, Fri May 14, 2021
Washington (CNN) Democratic lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have a 100% vaccination rate against Covid-19, a CNN survey of Capitol Hill found this week, significantly outpacing Republicans in the House and Senate and illustrating the partisan divide over the pandemic.
For Republicans, at least 44.8% of House members are vaccinated and at least 92% of senators are, CNN found.
In a follow-up to a March House-wide survey and interviews with members, CNN confirmed that 312 of the 431 members of the House — just over 72% of the 431-member body — have now received a Covid-19 vaccination. Of that, all 219 House Democrats have reported being vaccinated. Among the Republican conference, 95 of the 212 members — 44.8% — have said they are vaccinated.
One hundred and twelve Republican offices did not respond to multiple CNN inquires.
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Article URL : https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/14/politics/democrats-vaccination-rates-house-mask-rules/index.html