Just under one in five U.S. adults, 18%, can be described as vaccine-resistant. These Americans say they would not agree to be vaccinated if a COVID-19 vaccine were available to them right now at no cost and that they are unlikely to change their mind about it. The percentage holding these views has been stable in recent months. …
The vaccination pace in the U.S. has slowed considerably during the summer, and it was not until Aug. 2 that 70% of U.S. adults had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is the goal President Joe Biden hoped to reach by July 4.
The slower pace is largely owed to the reluctance of many Americans to get vaccinated rather than the availability of the vaccine. CONTINUED
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup