According to a survey, more and more American adults are beginning to accept the idea of vaccinating their children and themselves. polling Released from Axios and Ipsos on Tuesday.
Opinion polls show that 68% of parents said that they have either already vaccinated their children, or they may be vaccinated as soon as their age group allows. Axios pointed out that this is the highest percentage in its survey, a significant increase from 58% two weeks ago.
Ipsos polling agency and senior vice president Chris Jackson said that children under the age of 12 currently account for the largest proportion of unvaccinated Americans, about 48 million.The Food and Drug Administration has not approved vaccination for this age group, even in issued Emergency authorization for children 12 years and older in May.
An FDA official spoke anonymously NBC Finance Channel The agency stated that the agency hopes to provide emergency authorization for the 12-year-old and younger age group before the winter, but it will take four to six months to provide it after vaccine suppliers such as Pfizer and Moderna share their own test results.
Concerns about children and employers’ requirements for vaccines are the main driving forces behind the increasing urgency of vaccinations for Americans. At this time, children across the country are returning to the new year, and more adults are also required to receive vaccinations from their employers before returning to work.according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, To date, 74% of eligible Americans have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
This finding is an important indicator that as the Delta variant of COVID-19 among unvaccinated Americans has soared, American adults’ hesitation to vaccinate has declined.
The White House has repeatedly urged more Americans to get vaccinated, especially after the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was officially launched Officially recognized August 23.Officials blame Online error message To prevent more people from being vaccinated.
The Axios-Ipsos poll also shows that efforts to encourage more vaccinations are reducing the total number of Americans who hesitate or resolutely oppose. Among those who are still skeptical, 6% said they are unlikely to be vaccinated, and another 14% said they are unlikely to do so at all.
