A new survey shows that more than half of Americans say they would still refuse or delay the vaccine against COVID-19
Although the number of U.S. residents wanting the vaccination has risen since December, 51 percent remain hesitant or totally opposed to receiving their shots, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation survey.
Of this challenging group, 31% say they want more results on the effectiveness and side effects of the vaccine before deciding, 13% refuse to take it and another 7% say they only take it. will do if necessary.
“Those who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 have many concerns and information needs related to the new vaccines,” the interviewers said in a statement.
“About half say they don’t have enough information about the side effects or the effectiveness of the vaccine.”
Younger, black and Hispanic adults are especially concerned about the lack of information, although there have been some gains in the number of these groups wanting to be immunized since last month, according to the survey.
Meanwhile, 41 percent of Americans say they want to get vaccinated as soon as possible, up 7 percent from December, according to the study.
Six percent of respondents had already been immunized when the survey was conducted in January.
According to the survey, U.S. residents living in rural communities who identify as Republicans remain the most hesitant to get the shot.