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Boston Voters Approve Vaccine Mandates At Work, Masks In Schools, New Poll Finds

BOSTON (CBS) – A new poll shows Boston voters approve of vaccine mandates at work and mask mandates at schools.

The Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll of 500 likely voters found 72-percent agreed that employers should require their workers be vaccinated. Eighty-seven percent said they support the state's mandate that students and teachers wear masks in schools .

There were divisions along party lines though.

Researchers found 94-percent of Democrats were for the mask mandate while only 56-percent of Republicans supported it. Among independents, 76-percent supported it.

As for vaccine at work mandates, 82-percent of Democrats supported it, compared to just 44-percent of Republicans and 55-percent of independents.

The poll was conducted from September 2-4.

You can see the complete results here.

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