"(The Center Square) – A majority of Democrats say they’d support the unvaxxed being confined to their homes at all times, with 45% saying they should be confined to designated facilities and 55% support for fines...
The polls were conducted in early January [2022]...
[A]ccording to another poll conducted during the same time period by the Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports, 'a majority of Democrats embrace restrictive policies, including punitive measures against those who haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine.'
Among Democrats, 59% said they favor a government policy requiring citizens to remain confined to their homes at all times, except for emergencies, if they refuse to get the COVID-19 shots...
Nearly half of Democrats, 45%, said they favor governments requiring citizens to temporarily live in designated facilities or locations if they refuse to get the COVID-19 shots...
47% of Democrats favor a government tracking system only for those who won’t get the shots.
Nearly one-third of Democrats polled, 29%, said they support temporarily removing parents’ custody of their children if the parents refuse to get the COVID-19 jabs...
Nearly half of Democrats, 48%, said federal and state governments should be able to fine or imprison anyone who publicly questions the efficacy of the existing COVID-19 vaccine on social media, television, radio, or in online or digital publications.
Nearly one-third of those surveyed, 27%, including 14% of Republicans and 18% of unaffiliated voters, expressed support for vaccine critics receiving criminal punishment...
According to The Economist and YouGov poll, respondents remained divided over vaccine mandates.
On whether health-care entities should require their patients to get the COVID-19 shots as a condition to receive medical care, 34% said they should...
A minority, 38%, said businesses should require their employees to get the shots as a condition of employment...
A minority, 43%, said K-12 schools should mandate students get the shots to receive in-person instruction."
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