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Americans’ Largely Positive Views of Childhood Vaccines Hold Steady
Appendix A: Detailed charts on views of childhood vaccines
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Americans’ Largely Positive Views of Childhood Vaccines Hold Steady
- 1. What Americans think about the MMR vaccines
- Americans’ positive evaluations of MMR vaccines remain largely steady in wake of debate over coronavirus vaccines
- Partisan differences widen over requiring MMR vaccines in K-12 schools
- Parents of children under 18 see slightly higher risks from MMR vaccines than other adults
- Majorities of Americans see positive societal impact from childhood vaccines, though about four-in-ten wonder if they are all necessary
- Most parents report that their children have received an MMR vaccine
- Doctors are trusted at least some as sources of information about the health effects of MMR vaccines
- Interviews with those concerned about MMR vaccines reveal desires to rely on multiple sources of information, ones with trustworthy motives
- 2. What Americans think about COVID-19 vaccines
- 62% of Americans say positives of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh negatives, though sizable shares see modest health benefits and meaningful risks
- 34% of U.S. adults say they have had a recent booster shot; about as many say they are fully vaccinated but have had no recent booster
- Americans’ appreciation, ambivalence both evident in the sentiments they use to describe COVID-19 vaccines
- Fewer than a third of Americans now express concern about getting a serious case of COVID-19
- In-depth interviews reveal ongoing concerns about safety of COVID-19 vaccines and frustrations over requirements to get them
- Older Americans more likely to say they have had a flu shot this season
- Americans are divided over the value of medical treatments today
- Acknowledgments
- Methodology
- Appendix A: Detailed charts on views of childhood vaccines
- Appendix B: Detailed charts on views of COVID-19
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Americans’ Largely Positive Views of Childhood Vaccines Hold Steady
- 1. What Americans think about the MMR vaccines
- Americans’ positive evaluations of MMR vaccines remain largely steady in wake of debate over coronavirus vaccines
- Partisan differences widen over requiring MMR vaccines in K-12 schools
- Parents of children under 18 see slightly higher risks from MMR vaccines than other adults
- Majorities of Americans see positive societal impact from childhood vaccines, though about four-in-ten wonder if they are all necessary
- Most parents report that their children have received an MMR vaccine
- Doctors are trusted at least some as sources of information about the health effects of MMR vaccines
- Interviews with those concerned about MMR vaccines reveal desires to rely on multiple sources of information, ones with trustworthy motives
- 2. What Americans think about COVID-19 vaccines
- 62% of Americans say positives of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh negatives, though sizable shares see modest health benefits and meaningful risks
- 34% of U.S. adults say they have had a recent booster shot; about as many say they are fully vaccinated but have had no recent booster
- Americans’ appreciation, ambivalence both evident in the sentiments they use to describe COVID-19 vaccines
- Fewer than a third of Americans now express concern about getting a serious case of COVID-19
- In-depth interviews reveal ongoing concerns about safety of COVID-19 vaccines and frustrations over requirements to get them
- Older Americans more likely to say they have had a flu shot this season
- Americans are divided over the value of medical treatments today
- Acknowledgments
- Methodology
- Appendix A: Detailed charts on views of childhood vaccines
- Appendix B: Detailed charts on views of COVID-19
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