More than half of Americans say according to a new survey that they want to delay a Covid vaccine until they know more or even refuse it completely.
Only 41 percent of respondents said they were eager to receive the shots as soon as possible, according to the tracking project by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation.
This comes according to scientists and warns that new variants of the virus mean that countries need to vaccinate 85% of their population to secure herd immunity, and Joe Biden is scrambling to increase vaccinations.
The president has set a target of giving 100 million Americans their first dose of vaccine by April.
In the Kaiser study conducted in January, 31 percent said they would like to wait to see further results from the vaccines. Seven percent said they would only be vaccinated if done, while 13 percent said they would definitely not receive. the shots.
More than half of Americans say they want to delay the postponement of a Covid vaccine until they know more information or even refuse it altogether.
The non-profit study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that blacks and Hispanics were more reluctant to receive a vaccine
People from rural communities are also less eager to receive the shots, with urban and suburban adults being happier to be vaccinated
Nurse Lacinda Snowberger gives Priscilla Lockhart a recording of the Pfizer vaccine at a walk-in vaccination center in Virginia
The findings show a small increase in vaccine confidence since December, when 63 percent of people said they would delay or refuse approved doses.
The number of people willing to be vaccinated immediately also rose from 34 percent to 41 percent.
The study of 1,563 adults in the U.S. also showed that Republicans, people with black and Hispanic backgrounds, lower-income households, and adults in rural areas are the most reluctant groups to be vaccinated.
Vaccine enthusiasm is divided across political lines, and Democrats are far more eager to get the shots than Republicans
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats, 64 percent, say they have already been vaccinated or want the shots as soon as possible.
But that figure drops to 32 percent among Republicans, with 33 percent saying they want to wait and see, and a quarter say they will definitely refuse the vaccine.
These figures remain largely unchanged from December, showing that President Joe Biden has the need to overcome bias and call on Republicans to help with his national vaccination campaign.
Vaccine enthusiasm is also divided across races, with 43 percent of black people and 37 percent of Hispanic adults saying they want to keep the shots until they know more about it.
The enthusiasm for vaccines is also divided across races, with 43 percent of black people and 37 percent of Hispanic adults saying they want to keep the shots down until they know more about them.
Among white adults, only 26 percent say they want to wait and see, while 53 percent say they have already received a dose or want one immediately, compared to 35 percent of black adults and 42 percent in the Spanish community.
Another difference is economically, with people with a household income of $ 90,000 or more almost twice as likely as those with an income below $ 40,000 to say that they or someone they know has been vaccinated.
Knowing that someone who has already been given a chance is one of the biggest indicators in enthusiasm against vaccines, the study shows.
More than half of those who want the vaccine ‘as soon as possible’, ’52 percent, say they know someone who has been vaccinated.
The study found that many people fear that Covid-19 vaccines could cause long-term problems or serious side effects
Among those who say they get a chance “only if necessary”, only 29 percent of people say they know someone who has received a vaccine.
The study also looked at the concerns among people who are reluctant to get the sting, and 68 percent of people said they were concerned about the long-term effects of the vaccines.
Others fear that the vaccine could cause Covid-19 and that it could cause serious side effects was more pronounced in the groups who were less likely to receive the shots.
More than half of black adults (54 percent) and 50 percent of Hispanics say they are concerned that the vaccines will give them coronavirus, compared to 20 percent of White adults.
Fear of vaccinations is exacerbated by myths that are more prominent among people who are reluctant to quit
People with lower incomes without a university degree are also much more likely to have these concerns than educated people with higher incomes.
A YouGov poll last month found that skepticism about vaccines in the US is higher than in many other countries.
Only 47 per cent of people in the US said they would take a vaccine compared to 73 per cent in the UK, 69 per cent in India, 68 per cent in Mexico, 70 per cent in Denmark and 64 per cent in Australia.
As of Sunday, 31 million vaccine doses have been administered in the US, out of almost 50 million delivered to states
Dr. Anthony Fauci indicated that between 75 and 85 percent of Americans need to be vaccinated to bring the pandemic under control.
President Biden plans to vaccinate 150 million people during the first 100 days of his government.
But he faces a battle with so many Americans reluctant to receive the shots, with many being deceived by conspiracy theories online.
This weekend, a crowd of maskless protesters temporarily closed one of the world’s largest vaccination centers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles as they enchanted the yard.
About 50 protesters, including members of anti-vaccine and far-right groups, gathered outside the COVID-19 vaccination site at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, disrupting the long line of drivers waiting to receive their dose.
The anti-wax protesters made false allegations that the virus was not real, and they kept posters reading: ‘COVID = SCAM’, ‘COERCION IS ILLEGAL’ and ‘Mark of the animal ahead’, while motorists at set up the vaccination site.
The protests continue despite January being the deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic so far.
During the month, there were more than 95,000 deaths, an increase of 20,000 in December, and more people have been hospitalized so far due to the deadly virus.
However, new cases and deaths declined after peaking in the middle of the month.
According to the Covid Tracking Project, the country recorded 118,211 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, with an average of seven days of 144,861 cases.
The US also experienced 2,055 new Covid-19 deaths, with an average of seven days of 3,135 deaths. In January, 95,211 deaths were recorded.
Hospitalizations and cases rose early to mid-January and there are currently 95,013 people hospitalized with the virus, a big jump since October, likely exacerbated by holiday travel.
In January, on average, more people were hospitalized in Covid than any other month, but the number declined from its peak in the middle of the month.
In more positive news, the number of new cases is now on average 40,000 less than at the beginning of the month and more than 100,000 less than the peak on 12 January.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the country has recorded more than 26 million cases and more than 441,000 deaths.