Survey reveals entrenched US COVID-19 vaccine hesitancyA detailed national survey of Americans, which included residents of the four largest US metropolitan areas, found that about half of those unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 were unlikely to change their minds.
A research team based at Emerson University published their findings yesterday in Scientific Reports.The 36-question survey of 6,037 Americans was conducted in April 2021, roughly a year into the pandemic.
One third of the respondents were part of the national sample, and two thirds were from Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York City.Of the 21.4% who said they were unwilling to be vaccinated, half said nothing would change their minds, with the majority reporting