COVID-19 vaccine reluctance among black Americans decreases – survey

(Reuters) – The percentage of black American adults who say they received or want a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible rose to 55% in March from 41% in February, a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation ( KFF) showed.

Overall, 61% of U.S. adults said they had been vaccinated or intended to receive the vaccine, up from 55% in February, according to the March report, adding that the main driver of change was adult interest. black.

Distrust of COVID-19 vaccines has weighed on deployment efforts in the United States, especially in some communities of color. Black and Hispanic communities lag behind whites in receiving vaccines, a KFF report showed earlier this month.

Less than half of Republicans said they had received at least one dose of the vaccine or intended to get it, compared to about eight in ten Democrats, according to the report.

This is in line with some recent polls which showed Republicans were reluctant to get vaccinated.

Democrats, college graduates and adults aged 65 and over are among the groups most likely to say they have received the vaccine or intend to do so, according to the survey, young adults and Blacks are among the groups likely to wait and see.

The KFF survey was conducted March 15-22 among 1,862 adults aged 18 and over.