Poll: Only about half would seek vaccine

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Only about half of American adults are willing to seek an inexpensive vaccine once available, says a CNN survey released on Monday.
• The survey conducted on October 1 to 4 showed that 51 percent of the respondents would try to get immunized once a vaccine is found while 45 percent would not.
• This latest poll finding is the lowest recorded percentage since May, in which 79 percent of Biden supporters said they are willing to avail of a low-priced vaccine.

A CNN survey released on Monday indicated that only about half of respondents would avail of the low-cost coronavirus vaccine once available.

Conducted by SRSS, the poll examined 1,205 people between Oct. 1 and 4 with a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.

Survey results showed that 51 percent of American adult respondents would try to get immunized if a cheap vaccine becomes available while 45 percent said they would not and 4 percent refused to answer the question. So far, 51 percent is the lowest ever recorded by CNN since May.

A previous decline was reported in August where 38 percent of President Donald Trump’s supporters said they refuse to get a vaccine. This percentage has remained more or less the same at 41 percent.

The recent dip in willingness to get the vaccine comes after Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign raised their concerns about administration officials putting so much pressure on scientists.

In May, 79 percent of Biden advocates said they are willing to get an inexpensive vaccine compared to a slightly decreased 74 percent in August. In the latest poll, 60 percent of Biden’s supporters said they would try to seek out the low-cost vaccine.

Overall, 61 percent of Democrats, 47 percent of independents, and 45 percent of Republicans said they would choose to procure a low-cost vaccine.

Furthermore, the survey also found that most Americans (61 percent) are pretty confident that the current vaccine trials are appropriately balancing safety and speed while 37 percent expressed their doubt on the ongoing vaccine tests.

Source: The Hill