Reports and studies have emerged showing a relatively high share of those working in health care settings are reluctant or refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. A research project tracking the public’s attitudes and experiences with COVID-19 vaccinations has found that nearly one-third of health care workers were “vaccine hesitant,” saying they probably or definitely wouldn’t get a COVID-19 vaccine even if it were available for free and deemed safe by scientists—a figure slightly higher than the share of the general population. A December survey published by the Kaiser Family Foundation vaccine attitude tracking project shows an increase in the share of the general public saying they would definitely or probably get a COVID-19 vaccine, which now stands at 71 percent, up from 63 percent in September. At the same time, 27 percent of the general population is “vaccine hesitant.” Vaccine hesitancy is highest among Republicans (42 percent), people aged 30-49 (36 …