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Hospitals are overflowing with Covid patients, who have one thing in common: They're not vaccinated. Here's a list of their names.
Currently, over 100,000 Americans are being treated with Covid-19 and more than 1,000 are dying each day. These people come from all walks of society - old and young, rich and poor, blue collar and white collar. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 98% of these people have one thing in common. They chose to not get Covid vaccines despite being able to access them.
Covid-19, which has now become a pandemic among the unvaccinated, has been widely reported. It dominates communications from public healthcare authorities. Millions of Americans are still eligible for shots, but FDA approval of Pfizers vaccine has not changed the rate of vaccinations or people's opinions about it. While some are staunchly against the vaccine, others remain open to the idea. Here's a look at adults who refuse to receive the Covid vaccine.
21%
AGE 18-29 YEAR-OLDS SAY THAT THEY WON'T BE VACCINATED
The Kaiser Family Foundation polled that this age group has the lowest number of people who have received at least one vaccination (57%)
The 30-49-year-olds are closely followed by this age group. 19% say they won't get vaccinated, and 58% report having received at least one dose.
18%
MANY MEN SAY THAT THEY WON'T GET A SHOT
According to Kaiser, a gender gap has developed in vaccine uptake and has continued in recent months. Women are less likely to refuse to get the shot10% and are more likely (71%) than men to report having been vaccinated (63%).
Data from the CDC shows that 53% of shot recipients are women, and 47% are men.
46%
OF REPUBLICANS HAVE NOT YET BEEN VACCINATED
According to polls, Republicans are the least likely group to be vaccinated. They also tend to be the most likely to claim that they will never get one.
Although the percentage has fluctuated over time, 42% of respondents said they would likely or definitely not receive a vaccine in December. 29% stated they would never get one March. Kaisers most recent polling showed that this number fell to 20%. However, the group still has the highest rate of vaccine refusals among all polled groups.
The Democrats poll consistently show the opposite, with only 5% reporting that they won't get vaccinated again and 86% reporting at least one dose.
44%
VACCINATED OF WHITE EVANGELICAL PROTESTANTS ARE NOT AVACCINATED
According to polling done by the Public Religion Research Institute, this religious group is less likely to claim they have been vaccinated or plan to get vaccinated.
This is unchanged from March's polling, but both reported double-digit progress towards vaccination. This is the highest percentage of religious groups polled, at 24%.
Another group shows that these numbers are not set in stone. In March, 56% of Hispanic Catholics planned or had to get a vaccine dose. But by June, even before Pope Francis urged everyone to get vaccinated, the FDA approved Pfizers shots for everyone. This was second to Jews (85%) among religious groups.
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33%
OF RESIDENTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA SAY THEY WONT GET THE VACCINE
Morning Consult polls show that South Dakota has the highest percentage of people who refuse to get the vaccine. Covid cases have risen by nearly 700% in the state since August Sturgis Motorcycle rally.
Idaho (32%), Alaska (29%), and Oklahoma (29% are closely followed by South Dakota. Despite large Covid-19 epidemics, the refusal rates in most vaccine-resistant states have remained relatively constant between June and August.
Mississippi and Louisiana stand out as notable exceptions. The proportion of people who are unable to get vaccinated fell from 31% to 26 percent and 28% respectively.
37%
A GRICULTURAL TEAM SAYS THEY WON'T BE VACCINATED
Morning Consult polls found that this group of workers has the highest number of people saying they won't get vaccinated. Construction (27%) followed by food and drink (24%).
The lowest rates of vaccine refusal were reported by workers in the tech industry (12%) and 71% of those working in financial services (71%), which is the highest percentage of all sectors.
The middle place was Health Care Workers, with 17% refusing to be vaccinated and 68% reporting that they have received at least one vaccine.
20%
OF FOX NEWS CHANNEL VIEWERS ARE UNWILLING TO GET VACCINATED
Fox News Channel viewers who tune in at least once per month report the highest rates for vaccine refusal and lowest levels of vaccine uptake (59%) among all outlets polled. Morning Consult also included CBS, CNN and The New York Times.
Fox had the second-lowest metrics with 63% reporting they were vaccinated and 17% stating that they will not be vaccinated.
MSNBC viewers reported that they saw the highest rates of vaccination (73%), and the lowest refusal (9%).
22%
OF PEOPLE WITH LESS THAN A COLLEGE-LEVEL DEGREE SAY THEY WONT GET A VACCINE
Morning Consult polls show that people are less likely to get vaccinated if they have been educated.
10% of college graduates, and 7% of postgraduates, said they would not get the vaccine. However, 78% and 83% of respondents report being vaccinated.
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Why People Refuse Vaccines
Why is it that people are refusing to get vaccinated? There are many reasons why these diverse groups of people are refusing to get vaccinated. But there are commonalities.
75%
A LOT OF ADULTS REFUSING VACCINATION IS KEPTICAL TO BOTH COVID & ITS VACCINES
Kaiser polling shows that the vast majority of this group, 98%, aren't concerned about being sick by Covid-19. They also believe vaccines work better than they think.
People who have no plans to get vaccinated expressed their distrust in vaccine companies (17%) and general opposition to vaccines (12%)
36%
A LOT OF ADULTS ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IDE EFFECTS.
Morning Consult polled that side effects were the most common concern among different groups who are open to receiving the vaccine.
Another top concern was the fear that vaccines would be released too soon from clinical trials, as reported by 31% of those surveyed.
22%
UNVACCINATED ADULTS DON'T THINK VACCINES PREVENT THE DYING FROM COVID-19
According to Kaiser polling, 14% believe that the shots are not effective in preventing Covid-19 death and 19% claim they do not prevent serious illness, hospitalization, or infection if exposed. Similar opinions are held by only 2% of adults who have been vaccinated.
A recent U.K. study found that vaccines significantly lower the risk of death, severe illness, and hospitalization among those who have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
