Majority of the scientists worldwide agree that
covid-19 vaccination is the way out of the pandemic. Two covid-19 vaccines have
been approved by the US FDA in an emergency. The vaccines have rolled out for
mass public use but as time is going by, some side-effects are coming forth. An
anti-vaxx movement is also ongoing and this has led to a decline in the number
of Americans who want to go for the vaccine for self, family, and society
protection!!! A recent article in the Journal of
the American Medical Association has revealed that doubts are rising about
the vaccine in the minds of the Americans.
The findings of the new study on
vaccine acceptance in the USA
There are rising cases of
coronavirus and deaths due to it in the USA. The virus continues to devastate human
beings and cause innumerable sufferings. Vaccines are being administered to
frontline workers but more and more Americans are opting out of it. A recent
article published in JAMA has shown that skepticism about the vaccine is
mounting. The number of Americans who now want to take the vaccine is lesser
than the number in April 2020. This is regardless of the age, gender, and race
of the Americans surveyed.
Overall, Americans have less desire
now to get vaccinated. But certain groups are more likely to opt-out of the
administration.
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| COVID-19 VACCINE [Source: Money Control] |
More details of the study findings
In 1-14 April 2020, 74.1% of the
Americans surveyed said that they would want to have the vaccine once it is
available. At that time, 550k people were infected in the USA and 22k had died
due to the virus. And when the study was repeated from 25 November 2020 to 8
December 2020, only 56.2% of the Americans wished to take the vaccine. And at
this time, around 14.5 million Americans were infected and 280k had died due to
the virus.
Adult females were less likely to
take the vaccine than males. Only 50.6% of females wanted the vaccine. Earlier,
69.55 had shown their willingness for the vaccine. And interest to take the
vaccine fell from 79.1 to 62.3% in males.
Race and age and want to take the Vaccine
In April 2020 survey, 90.9%
Asian-Americans said that they would go for the vaccine. But now only 80.6%
gave a nod to take the vaccine. The White Americans who wished for the vaccine
in April was 77.8% and in December, this figure dropped to 58.6%. In Latin
Americans, the numbers fell from 73.1% to 52.7%. And in Black Americans, it was
earlier 50.7% and it fell down to 37.6% in December 2020.
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In April, more elderly wished to
have the vaccine compared to the young. But their percentage also fell eight
months later. 69.1% of people above 65 years of age wanted to have the vaccine now.
But only 57% in the age group of 50-64 and 50.9% in the 18-49 age group wanted
to go for vaccine administration now.
Educated people also were more
likely to take the vaccine. But these figures also had shown a drop compared to
the April survey. The scientists from USC, UCLA and the Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health concluded:
“Educational campaigns to raise the
public’s willingness to consider COVID-19 vaccination are needed,”
“Low likelihood of getting a
COVID-19 vaccine among Black individuals and those with lower educational
backgrounds is especially concerning because of their disproportionately higher
burden from COVID-19 disease,”
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