According to polls, many will take COVID-19 vaccine

Friday, January 1, 2021

In a poll conducted by the Standard Democrat, a majority of those who voted said they would take the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.

Over 500 votes were cast with 297 (53.1%) saying they would take the vaccine.

“Why wouldn’t I,” commented one person on Facebook. “Not only will it protect me but it will protect others. This is really a no brainer if you believe in science.”

There were 179 votes (32%) against taking the vaccine with one person posting “science has been wrong before.”

Some people are taking the wait-and-see approach with 83 votes (14.8%) for waiting on taking the vaccine for now.

The Kaiser Family Foundation released a poll Dec. 15 with about 71% of respondents to the late November and early December survey saying they would get a vaccine, up from 63% in an August/September poll.

An ABC News/Ipsos poll released Dec. 14 found more than eight in 10 Americans say they would receive the vaccine, with 40% saying they would take it as soon as it’s available to them and 44% saying they would wait a bit before getting it.

Only 15% said they would refuse the vaccine entirely in the new survey, which was conducted by Ipsos in partnership with ABC News using Ipsos’ Knowledge Panel.

Dr. Randall Williams, director of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, has repeatedly said the vaccine is safe.

“We hope every Missourian will consider getting this vaccination,” Williams said at a mid-December press conference. “People will have questions, we understand that.

“Hopefully we get to Phase 3 in mid-April and have a vaccine available (to all residents) in mid-April, May and June.”

Williams said it will take about 75% of the state taking the vaccine to obtain herd immunity and if that happens the state could get to herd immunity by June.

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