Acceptance of COVID vaccines increased 20% in the past year in the US, with 8 in 10 people now saying they have been vaccinated or are willing to do so, new survey.
Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines increased 20% in the past year in the United States, with 8 in 10 people now saying they have been vaccinated or are willing to do so, according to results of a new global survey.
The changing attitudes bring the U.S. in line with vaccine acceptance in other major countries. For both vaccines and boosters, acceptance was defined in the survey as receiving at least one dose or willingness to take one when available. France, India, and Nigeria also showed dramatic increases in vaccine acceptance. India, China, and Singapore reported the highest rates of vaccine acceptance, with 98.3% of Indians saying they were vaccinated or willing to do so.
Despite improvement in acceptance rates, the authors expressed concern about global perspectives on boosters, misinformation fueling vaccine hesitancy, and the high rate that people reported using"The most promising finding of the 2022 global survey is that COVID-19 vaccine acceptance has continued to rise in most countries studied, reaching 79.1% overall," the authors wrote.
The survey included 23,000 people from 23 countries that represent nearly 60% of the world's population. Responses were collected from June 29 to July 10, 2022. This is the third year the study has been done. It was published Monday in the journal While boosters have recently been the primary focus in the U.S.
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