As Covid-19 Vaccinations Ramp Up, Hesitancy Wanes

The survey found about 17% of adults said they would either definitely or probably not get vaccinated, down from 22% in January. The decline was almost entirely due to fewer respondents saying they probably won’t get the shot; the share saying they definitely won’t has remained essentially unchanged in the past two months.

Reluctance to get vaccinated remains highest in the South. But many Southern states have seen a steep decline in hesitancy since the January survey, particularly Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Percentage of survey respondents who say they definitely or probably

won’t get a Covid-19 vaccine, by state

Percentage of survey respondents who say they definitely or probably

won’t get a Covid-19 vaccine, by state

Percentage of survey respondents who say they definitely or probably

won’t get a Covid-19 vaccine, by state

Percentage of survey respondents

who say they definitely or

probably won’t get a

Covid-19 vaccine, by state

Another finding: vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans has diminished considerably. Black Americans are still the most likely to say they will probably or definitely not get vaccinated. But in January, Black Americans were 13 percentage points more likely than white Americans to say that; as of mid-March, the gap had shrunk to five points.

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Still, getting younger Americans vaccinated remains a challenge. While hesitancy among all ages has declined since January, nearly a quarter of those age 18-39 still say they probably or definitely won’t get the shot—down just 5 percentage points from January.

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