More Americans are willing to covid-19 vaccine, suggests new mood. According to a survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, it is likely that Americans want to be vaccinated or vaccinated in February than a month ago, while the percentage of people who want to wait and see has also decreased.
The COFFID-19 vaccine monitor of the KFF has been monitoring people’s enthusiasm for a kovid-19 vaccine since December last year via a national representative survey conducted by phone. This last poll involved more than 1,800 adults who were interviewed between 15 and 23 February 2021.
For the first time in their poll, a small majority of Americans (55%) received or want to get at least one dose of the vaccine (18%) as soon as possible (37%). This is better than the 47% and 34% who said the same in January and December respectively. The percentage of people waiting for others to take it before making a decision has also shrunk, from 31% in January to 22% in February.
The positive numbers are all the more encouraging in light of the stabilityy improve vaccination of vaccines in the US As of Friday, 47.2 million Americans have received at least one dose of Moderna or Pfizer / BioNTech vaccines, while 22 million have been fully vaccinated with two doses. And access to vaccines will soon become even easier.
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This weekend is the Food and Drug Administration expect to authorize emergency use for the one-dose vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, making it the third available to the US public. After approval, the company promised to send nearly 4 million doses immediately for distribution, along with 20 million doses by the end of March. Moderna and Pfizer / BioNTech have promised to produce a total of 220 million doses by next month.
The more comfortable vaccine from J&J can at least make some people more comfortable about vaccination. Of the people who still wanted to wait and see, 26% said they would be more willing to get a vaccine if it only needed one dose. Other issues mentioned by this group include possible serious side effects or the concern that the vaccine would give them covid-19. Real-world data still supported the safety and efficacy of both mRNA vaccines, and none of the available vaccines are people can give covid-19 as they do not contain the coronavirus.
Enthusiasm for the vaccine has increased in all demographics, but black and Hispanic Americans are increasingly warning about vaccination. They were also more likely to worry about possible problems, such as not being able to afford the vaccine, or getting it from a source they trusted and to be concerned that the vaccine is not being adequately tested in their specific demographics. Public health experts continued to emphasize the importance of trust among these communities and to correct misinformation where possible. For example, all covid-19 vaccines are available free of charge.
There stay over a small minority of Americans who will find it more difficult to hesitate their vaccine. About 15% in the poll said they would “definitely not” be vaccinated, while another 7% said they would only get a vaccine if needed. for work, school or other activities – numbers that have not changed much since December.
Ththese vaccines are ready to turn the tide against the pandemic and destroy deaths, hospitalizations, and new business, en it looks like there many people who are willing to take advantage of them as soon as they become available.