Americans in two camps over threat to public health from COVID-19, differ widely over restrictions, vaccines

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March 3, 2021

Growing Share of Americans Say They Plan To Get a COVID-19 Vaccine – or Already Have

Americans in two camps over threat to public health from COVID-19, differ widely over restrictions, vaccines

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Americans in two camps over threat to public health from COVID-19, differ widely over restrictions, vaccines

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Growing Share of Americans Say They Plan To Get a COVID-19 Vaccine – or Already Have
Half of Americans intend to get a COVID-19 vaccine; 19% already have
Those disinclined to be vaccinated cite concerns about side effects, pace of vaccine development and desire for more information as top reasons why
Majority expects Biden’s policies to improve country’s response to outbreak; most say vaccination efforts will help economy at least a little
Hospitals and medical centers continue to get high marks from the public for their coronavirus response
Political differences in views of public health officials, Joe Biden on coronavirus response
A majority of Americans say Biden’s plans will improve the country’s coronavirus response
A year of wide political divisions over threat to public health from coronavirus outbreak
Most Americans view requiring masks on transit as necessary step
Republicans and Democrats are far more divided on ways to address coronavirus than at start of outbreak
Americans continue to be deeply politically divided over restrictions on public activity
Views on restrictions vary by statewide rules in place and partisanship
About nine-in-ten Americans regularly wear masks in stores, businesses
Majority of Americans say widespread vaccinations would help the U.S. economy a lot or a little
Concern about new variants of the coronavirus especially high among those who see outbreak as a major threat to public health
58% say new variants of COVID-19 make it ‘more important’ for Americans to get vaccinated
Majority prioritizes expanding vaccine supply in U.S., even if people in developing countries need to wait
19% of U.S. adults say they’ve received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
Majority of Black adults now say they plan to get – or have already received – a COVID-19 vaccine
Those disinclined to be vaccinated cite concerns about side effects, pace of vaccine development and desire for more information as top reasons why
Those highly confident in vaccine R&D process are especially likely to say they’ll get vaccinated
Most Americans say individuals should consider community impact when making vaccination decision
Black adults express heightened concern about COVID-19, lower trust in vaccine R&D process
Black Americans who do not intend to get a coronavirus vaccine cite multiple reasons why
Those who have gotten a vaccine are more likely to see local vaccination process as going well
Most Americans expect widespread access to COVID-19 vaccines within the next six months
25% of Americans say they’ve had COVID-19; 67% know someone who’s been hospitalized or died
By early 2021, 78% of Black Americans knew someone who had been hospitalized or died from COVID-19
Two-thirds of Americans say science has had a mostly positive effect on society
Views about how science affects society are less positive among Black, Hispanic adults

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