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2. What Americans think about COVID-19 vaccines
About half of Americans say they typically get a flu shot every year
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- 2. What Americans think about COVID-19 vaccines
- Majority of Americans say the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh the risks, but doubts persist over extent of health benefits, risk of side effects
- Older adults much more likely than younger adults to have received a recent COVID-19 booster
- Parents of older children more likely to say their child has received a coronavirus vaccine
- Majority of U.S. adults view COVID-19 vaccines as having saved lives, but concerns are also prominent
- Anger toward vaccine requirements expressed by a majority of those who are not vaccinated for COVID-19
- Declining shares of Americans are concerned about getting, or unknowingly spreading, COVID-19
- Those recently boosted against COVID-19 are more concerned about getting a serious case of it
- About half of Americans say they typically get a flu shot every year
- Americans evenly divided over the value of medical treatments today
- Higher education and income tied to more supportive views of current medical treatments
- Large majority of Americans say the cost of quality medical care is a big problem