10 facts about Americans and coronavirus vaccines
As the drive to inoculate more people continues, here are 10 facts about Americans and COVID-19 vaccines.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
As the drive to inoculate more people continues, here are 10 facts about Americans and COVID-19 vaccines.
81% of Black Americans consider the outbreak a major threat to public health and about half see it as a major threat to their personal health.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
Some 16% of Americans have ever earned money from an online gig platform. While most gig platform workers say they have had a positive experience with these jobs, some report facing on-the-job troubles like being treated rudely or sexually harassed.
77% think vaccinations will benefit the economy.
A third of U.S. adults say they changed their Thanksgiving plans “a great deal,” while roughly a quarter changed their plans “some.”
Some Americans – particularly those who are younger or college educated – are finding virtual ways to connect, shop and be active.
Six-in-ten say the primary reason the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is increasing is that there are more new infections; 39% say cases are rising mainly because more people are being tested than in previous months.
Still about two-in-ten U.S. adults are “pretty certain” they won’t get the vaccine – even when there’s more information.
The novel coronavirus continues to pose weighty challenges for people around the world.
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