A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll finds that nearly half of those opposed to the vaccines say the highly transmissible omicron variant will not make them more likely to get a vaccine shot.
The KFF poll found that 42% of unvaccinated people said nothing could persuade them to get the shot.
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The KFF poll found that 85% of unvaccinated people say the news about the omicron variant makes them not want to get the vaccine.
A majority of vaccine respondents said omicron makes them more likely to get a booster shot.
Only 42% of the unvaccinated say they are concerned about getting sick from the coronaviruses, compared to 52% of the vaccine respondents.
A plurality of unvaccinated respondents said nothing when asked what would persuade them to get the shot.
A further 12% said that more research would inspire them to get vaccine, while 6% would do so if it was mandatory, 5% would if they received a large sum of money, and another 3% need the shot to prevent.
One unvaccinated woman from North Carolina told KFF that Jesus would have to come down from Heaven and speak with her.
The number is big.
74.5%. More than 25% of the population is still without vaccinations according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to a November KFF poll, only 2% of adults plan to get vaccine as soon as possible, while 4% will only do so if required, and 4% will wait and see.
The new strain accounted for more than 70% of all new Covid-19 cases in the U.S. last week, according to the CDC. While early evidence suggests vaccines are less effective at preventing infections from omicron, they are still protective against severe illness and death, leaving the unvaccinated the most at risk. The unvaccinated are at risk of a winter of severe illness and death, according to the White House Covid-19.
The key background.
A recent poll found that a lower percentage of people who werevaccinated said omicron made them more likely to get a booster shot. Even as vaccine incentives and mandates have been implemented to try and persuade more people to get the shot, vaccine hesitancy and opposition has been major issues throughout the U.S. Republicans, younger adults and rural residents are the most opposed to the vaccines, and the reasons for not getting the shot include skepticism about the vaccines, concerns about side effects, and a lack of concern about contracting Covid-19.
The KFF COVID-19 vaccine monitor has an early omicron update.
Most US adults don't want to get a booster shot.
A poll found that 1 in 5 adults still reject covid vaccines.
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