Reasons for vaccine hesitancy
Among people who said they were not likely to get a vaccine, Black adults expressed greater concern about side effects than other groups of respondents.
Major reasons listed among respondents who said they definitely or probably would not get a Covid-19 vaccine:
Worried about possible side effects
71%
56%
59%
Vaccine is too new and want to wait and see how it works for other people
71%
48%
53%
Do not trust the government to make sure the vaccine is safe and effective
58%
54%
55%
Politics has played too much of a role in the vaccine development process
54%
49%
51%
Worried that they may get COVID-19 from the vaccine
50%
21%
27%
Don’t trust vaccines in general
47%
36%
37%
Worried about possible side effects
71%
56%
59%
Vaccine is too new and want to wait and see how it works for other people
71%
48%
53%
Do not trust the government to make sure the vaccine is safe and effective
58%
54%
55%
Politics has played too much of a role in the vaccine development process
54%
49%
51%
Worried that they may get COVID-19 from the vaccine
50%
21%
27%
Don’t trust vaccines in general
47%
36%
37%
Worried about possible side effects
Do not trust the government to make sure the vaccine is safe and effective
71%
58%
56%
54%
59%
55%
Vaccine is too new and want to wait and see how it works for other people
Politics has played too much of a role in the vaccine development process
71%
54%
48%
49%
53%
51%
Worried that they may get COVID-19 from the vaccine
Don’t trust vaccines in general
50%
47%
21%
36%
27%
37%
