August 12, 2020
Survey: 71% of Mass. residents likely to get coronavirus vaccine
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The Cambridge offices of Moderna, a pharmaceutical company working on a coronavirus vaccine
Public health officials are anxiously awaiting a vaccine to help end the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, and pharmaceutical companies are racing to bring something to the market.
According to a national survey, about two-thirds of American adults say they're likely to get a vaccine for the coronavirus. In Massachusetts, the rate is 71%, according to a report by researchers at Northeastern University, Harvard University, Northwestern University and Rutgers University.
That lands Massachusetts 10th nationally and five percentage points better than the national average of 66%. Rates were generally lowest in the South, including in Arkansas, which tied Oklahoma with the lowest rate at 52%.
The likelihood of seeking vaccination varied by racial and ethnic group. Among white respondents, 67% said they were likely to get vaccinated, but only 52% of Black respondents. Among others, 71% of Hispanics and 77% of Asian American respondents say they were likely to seek a vaccine.
Estimates suggest 70% to 90% of the public would need to get vaccinations to keep the virus from spreading, the report said. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said vaccines could first become available early next year.
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Anonymous
August 12, 2020
Not me... Not enough testing... Look at the history of vaccines; not pretty.
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