COVID-19: 1 in 2 US, not vaccinated: Pew Research Center

 

COVID-19: 1 in 2 US, not vaccinated: Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center:

In April 2020 and early this month, we surveyed 10,000 adults in the United States on “what to do if the new corona vaccine could be given immediately”.

Internet survey:

April Survey:
The total of “probably not vaccinated” and “never vaccinated” was 27%.

This month’s survey:
This is a significant increase to 49%.

Reasons for not inoculating:

The most common reason is “concerns about side effects”

The next most common reason was “I want to know more about how effective it is.”

Vaccine safety and efficacy:

In the United States, “groups that are negative about the safety and efficacy of vaccines” are engaged in “activities such as refusing vaccination.”

NHK news

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200930/k10012640561000.html

U.S. Public Now Divided Over Whether To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

the share of Americans who say they would get vaccinated for the coronavirus has declined sharply since earlier this year.

About half of U.S. adults (51%)
now say they would definitely or probably get a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 if it were available today;

nearly as many (49%) say they definitely or probably would not get vaccinated at this time.

Intent to get a COVID-19 vaccine
has fallen from 72% in May, a 21 percentage point drop.

The share who would definitely get a coronavirus vaccine now stands at just 21% – half the share that said this four months ago.

Pew Research Center

https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/09/17/u-s-public-now-divided-over-whether-to-get-covid-19-vaccine/

Tesla CEO Elon Musk: Don’t plan to get coronavirus vaccine for myself or family – Times of India

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-dont-plan-to-get-coronavirus-vaccine-for-myself-or-family/articleshow/78397835.cms