Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

February 3, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Inequity in the United States Results from a Nationally Representative Survey

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[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Weighted analysis of results from a nationally-representative survey of US adults (n=1,592) from September 1-7, 2020 showed that 59% of the population were willing or extremely willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it became publicly available, while almost 68% of respondents were willing or extremely willing to take the influenza vaccine. Males were significantly more willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine than females (aOR=1.98), and participants who identified as Black were significantly less willing to take the vaccine than those who identified as white (aOR=0.59). Uncertainty about safety (37%) and efficacy (19%) were the most common concerns cited by vaccine-hesitant individuals.

Gibson et al. (Feb 2, 2021). COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Inequity in the United States Results from a Nationally Representative Survey. MedRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.29.21250784