Half of those who do not want to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, reported that nothing could change their opinion. The results of a national survey, which reveal a general portrait of the opponents of vaccination in the United States, published in the journal Scientific Reports.
The survey involved 6,037 US adults, two-thirds of whom live in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Chicago. It was found that 21.4 percent of participants from all over the United States did not want to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 compared to 19.7 percent in Dallas, 11.5 percent in Los Angeles, 11.2 percent in Chicago and 10.1 percent in New York. Half of those who do not wish to make a vaccine, said they do not do that under any circumstances, while for the majority of this was due to concerns about the safety of vaccines.
The reluctance to be vaccinated, as a rule, it was more common among those who worked outside the home, stuck to the conservative political views, had lower household income and have not had a positive test result by COVID-19. Level of education, race, age and gender were not always associated with a reluctance to get vaccinated.
Although more than 82 percent of the participants agreed that COVID-19 is a dangerous threat to the health, more than 18 percent do not believe that the danger COVID-19 exceeds the danger of vaccines, and more than 15 percent do not believe that COVID-19 can prevented by vaccination. At the same time, more than 68 percent of respondents supported the requirement for vaccination for international travel.