Trump Pollster Briefed Republicans on Support for Vaccines

A Trump pollster briefed Republican congressional staff on Wednesday about polling that showed broad support for childhood vaccines even among voters who supported the president, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Voters’ opinions were divided, however, on Covid-19 shots. The presentation comes ahead of a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday where lawmakers may question him about vaccine policy.

The polling, conducted by the firm Fabrizio Ward, showed that public opinion about the Covid vaccine was politically polarized, but vaccines to prevent measles, hepatitis B and other routine immunizations still have broad ...