According to a new poll, more than half of Americans say they want to delay the Covid vaccine until they know more information or even reject it altogether.
Only 41% of respondents said they were eager to receive the shots as soon as possible, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s nonprofit monitoring project.
According to the scientists, scientists warn that new variants of the virus mean that nations will have to vaccinate 85% of their population to achieve herd immunity, and Joe Biden is sinking to increase vaccinations.
The president has set a goal of giving 100 million Americans the first dose of vaccine in April.
In the Kaiser study conducted in January, 31% said they wanted to wait and see more results from vaccines, seven percent said they would only be inoculated if they were given, while 13% said to say they definitely won’t get the shots.
More than half of Americans say they want to delay the Covid vaccine until they know more or even reject it altogether.
The nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation study found that blacks and Hispanics are more reluctant to receive a vaccine
People in rural communities are also less likely to be shot, with urban and suburban adults happier to be inoculated.
Nurse Lacinda Snowberger gives Priscilla Lockhart a shot of the Pfizer vaccine at a vaccination center in Virginia
The results show a small increase in vaccine confidence from December, when 63% of people said they would delay or refuse approved doses.
The number of people willing to inoculate immediately has also gone from 34% to 41%.
The study of 1,563 adults in the United States also showed that Republicans, people of Hispanic and black descent, lower-income households, and rural adults are the most reluctant groups to get vaccinated.
Enthusiasm for vaccines is divided along political lines, with Democrats much more eager to receive shots than Republicans
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats, 64 percent, say they have already been vaccinated or want the shots fired 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 deny the vaccine.
These figures remain virtually unchanged from December, demonstrating the need for President Joe Biden to transcend partisanship and appeal to Republicans to help with their national vaccination campaign.
Enthusiasm for vaccines is also divided along racial lines, with 43% of blacks and 37% of Hispanics adults saying they want to stop shooting until they know more.
Enthusiasm for vaccines is also divided into racial lines, with 43% of blacks and 37% of Hispanic adults saying they want to retain the shots until they know more.
Among white adults, only 26% say they want to wait and see, with 53% already receiving a dose or wanting one immediately, compared to 35% of black adults and 42% of the Hispanic community.
Another disparity lies in the economic lines, with people with family incomes of $ 90,000 or more nearly twice as likely as people with incomes below $ 40,000 who say they or someone they know has been vaccinated.
Knowing someone who has already been shot is one of the most important indicators of enthusiasm for vaccines, according to the study.
More than half of those who want the vaccine “as soon as possible,” 52%, say they know someone who has been vaccinated.
The study found that many people fear that Covid-19 vaccines may cause long-term problems or serious side effects.
Among those who say they will get a shot “only if necessary,” only 29% of people say they know someone who has received a vaccine.
The study also looked at the concerns of people reluctant to receive the blows, with 68% of people saying they are concerned about the long-term effects of vaccines.
Other fears that the vaccine could cause Covid-19 and that it could cause serious side effects are more pronounced in groups with less desire to receive the vaccines.
More than half of black adults (54%) and 50% of Hispanics say they are concerned that vaccines give them coronaviruses, compared to 20% of white adults.
Fears of vaccinations are compounded by myths that are more important among people reluctant to receive beatings.
People with lower incomes without college education are also much more likely to have these concerns than people with higher income studies.
Last month, a YouGov poll found that vaccine skepticism is higher in the U.S. than in many other countries.
Only 47% of the US population said they would get a vaccine compared to 73% in the UK, 69% in India, 68% in Mexico, 70% in Denmark and 64% in Australia .
As of Sunday, 31 million vaccine doses have been administered in the U.S., of which about 50 million have been delivered to states.
Dr. Anthony Fauci has indicated that between 75 and 85% of Americans should be vaccinated to help control the pandemic.
President Biden plans to inoculate 150 million people in the first 100 days of his administration.
But he faces a struggle with so many Americans reluctant to receive the shots, with many deceived by online conspiracy theories.
This weekend, a crowd of maskless protesters temporarily closed one of the world’s largest vaccination centers at Los Angeles ’Dodger Stadium when they picketed the site.
About 50 protesters, including members of anti-vaccine groups and far-right groups, gathered in front of the COVID-19 vaccination site at Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium, interrupting the long line of drivers hoping to get their dose.
Anti-vax protesters spread false claims that the virus was not real, while holding banners that read: “COVID = SCAM”, “COERCION IS ILLEGAL” and “Mark of the beast forward”, while drivers lined up in the vaccine site.
Protests continue despite January being the deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic to date.
The month recorded more than 95,000 fatalities, a jump of 20,000 from December and there were more people hospitalized for the deadly virus than any other month so far.
However, new cases and deaths have been declining after reaching a peak in the middle of the month.
On Sunday, the nation registered 118,211 new cases of Covid-19 with a seven-day average of 144,861 cases, according to the Covid Tracking Project.
The U.S. also recorded 2,055 new Covid-19-related deaths, with a seven-day average of 3,135 fatalities. Overall, 95,211 deaths were recorded in January.
Hospitalizations and cases skyrocketed in early mid-January and there are currently 95,013 people hospitalized with the virus, a major jump since October, likely exacerbated by holiday travel.
In January, more people were hospitalized with Covid than any other month, on average, however, the figure has dropped from its peak in mid-month.
On more positive news, the number of new cases is now 40,000 less on average than at the beginning of the month and more than 100,000 less than the January 12 peak.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the nation has recorded more than 26 million cases and more than 441,000 deaths.