People of Color Especially Don’t Know Where or When to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine February 10, 2021 Slide In the January report from the COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor, the lack of information around where and when to get the COVID-19 vaccine is particularly pronounced among Hispanic and Black adults compared to White Adults. Learn more in this Chart of the Week.
Seeing Others Vaccinated May Be The Best Cure For Vaccine Hesitancy February 10, 2021 Perspective In his latest Axios column, Drew Altman shows why vaccine hesitancy will naturally decrease as more and more people see their family members and friends vaccinated without adverse consequences. It’s a hopeful sign about vaccine hesitancy, and should help free up resources to focus on the remaining vaccine hesitant.
Biden Wants to Partner with Health Centers to Promote More Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines February 9, 2021 Blog We examine the Biden administration’s proposal to partner with community health centers to speed up vaccinations, especially in hard-to-reach populations.
KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: In Their Own Words February 8, 2021 Poll Finding This report summarizes the public’s response to a series of open-ended questions aimed at better understanding people’s concerns around receiving a COVID-19 vaccine and the views of the messages and messengers that could affect their willingness to get one,
At This Early Stage of the COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out, Most Older Adults Have Not Yet Been Vaccinated As Supply Remains Limited February 8, 2021 News Release With the COVID-19 vaccination rollout still in its early stages, a KFF analysis finds that most older adults have not yet been vaccinated against the potentially deadly virus, as vaccine supplies remain limited and most states have only recently begun to make people 65 and older eligible. Since January 12,…
At This Early Stage of the COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out, Most Older Adults Have Not Yet Been Vaccinated As Supply Remains Limited February 8, 2021 Issue Brief This analysis looks at vaccination rates among older adults at the state level, and the share of all vaccines administered that have been given to older adults, among states reporting vaccination data by age.
In Their Own Words: What People are Saying about Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine February 8, 2021 News Release As the country broadens COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts, the latest research from the KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor finds that side effects, including allergic reactions and long-term consequences, are the public’s top concern about getting vaccinated when asked to describe what worries them in their own words. The latest report from…
What Does a Multi-Dose Series Mean for the COVID-19 Vaccination Effort? February 5, 2021 Issue Brief This issue brief examines key issues related to multi-dose vaccination series generally as well as issues specific to COVID-19.
Data as of February 1 on State Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity February 3, 2021 News Release Updated analysis of state-reported data as of February 1, 2021 on COVID-19 vaccinations, cases, and deaths by race/ethnicity is now available. Based on nearly half of states reporting vaccination data by race/ethnicity, Black and Hispanic people continue to receive smaller shares of vaccinations compared to their shares of cases and…
Vaccine Monitor: Where People are Getting Information About COVID-19 Vaccinations February 3, 2021 News Release Additional Data Available Through Online Vaccine Monitor Dashboard As vaccination efforts ramp up across the country, the KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor examines where the public is getting its relevant information. Large shares of the public report that they are getting at least a fair amount of vaccine information from television…