COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy ticks down but many remain opposed

As more Americans receive coronavirus vaccines, the percentage who express hesitancy about doing so has decreased. However, a substantial number continue to say they won’t or might not get vaccinated, citing concerns about adequate testing and potential side effects, as well as recent news about clots. This reluctance, if it continues, is one reason some worry about the prospects for attaining herd immunity in the U.S. …

Vaccine views remain linked to partisanship, with about half of Republicans still expressing hesitancy. Republicans are particularly likely to cite distrust of the government, as well as a lack of concern about the virus and doubts about vaccine effectiveness, as reasons for their reluctance. CONTINUED

Kabir Khanna, CBS News


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