Biden confronts problem of COVID-19 'straight talk' falling on deaf ears: The Note

Biden issued another impassioned address on the state of the pandemic, but for those who stand in defiance of health guidance, does this latest lecture even matter?

The TAKE with Averi Harper President Joe Biden has issued yet another impassioned address on the state of the pandemic, but for those who stand in defiance of guidance from health experts, does this latest lecture even matter? In the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, 3 in 10 adults said they have not gotten a coronavirus vaccine and definitely or probably will not get one. In this group, 73% said U.S. officials are exaggerating the risk of the delta variant -- and 79% think they have little or no risk of getting sick from the coronavirus. It's a dynamic that has fueled the surge that the president and members of his administration have dubbed the "pandemic of the unvaccinated."