McConnell says ‘it never occurred’ to him that convincing Americans to get vaccinated would be difficult

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnellsaid he wasn’t aware it would be difficult to convince Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

“Here, we did — developed three highly effective vaccines in under one year. Honestly, it never occurred to me we would have difficulty getting people to take the vaccine,” McConnell told Fox Business host Larry Kudlow on Wednesday.

So, clearly, we have got a job to do to try to convince reluctant Americans of all types who seem to be holding back, unconvinced that this is the right thing to do,” he added.

The comment comes after the United States failed to reach President Biden’s goal of getting 70% of the adult population at least partially vaccinated by the Fourth of July. Just over 60% of the population over the age of 18 have been fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.