More than 1,000 American adults have been asked about their attitudes to vaccination as the Omicron variant spreads across the U.S.
Nearly half of unvaccinated Americans say nothing would convince them to get inoculated, despite the arrival of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, according to a new poll.
A survey released this week by the public health non-profit Kaiser Family Foundation found that 48 percent of 186 unvaccinated U.S. adults, making up a"nationally representative" sample, said nothing would persuade them.
The Kaiser poll also included 878 vaccinated adults, bringing the sample total to 1,065 people. They were surveyed online and by phone on December 15-20. Half of all adults—and 52 percent of vaccinated adults—said they were worried they would get seriously sick from COVID-19. This was a rise from 30 percent in November, before the Omicron variant took hold. Only 42 percent of unvaccinated adults were worried about getting unwell from the coronavirus.
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