Survey finds Americans are not showing great enthusiasm for the new bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine – if they’ve even heard about it.
Oct. 2, 2022 -- Americans are not showing great enthusiasm for the new bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine – if they’ve even heard about it, a Kaiser Family Foundation survey says.
About a third of respondents had a favorable response, with 5% saying they’d gotten the booster and 27% saying they’d get it as soon as possible. The survey showed 20% of respondents had heard “nothing at all” about the booster and 31% had heard “a little.” About 33% had heard “some” about the booster and 17% had heard “a lot.”. “Most are only dimly aware of it, which is not surprising in a country that seems to have mostly moved on.”
Older people, the most vulnerable demographic, showed more enthusiasm for the booster, with 8% of people over 65 saying they’ve gotten the booster and 37% planning to get it as soon as possible, the KFF survey showed. Twenty-two percent of those over 65 will wait and see, 6% will get the booster if necessary, and 11% definitely will not get the updated vaccine.
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