Vaccine concerns rise among US women
Poll finds 35% of women were ‘not very’ or ‘not at all interested’ in getting a Covid-19 vaccine
11 December 2020 - 10:17
New York — American women, who traditionally make most of the health-care decisions in their families, are more wary than men of the new, rapidly developed Covid-19 vaccines, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, presenting a potential challenge to efforts to immunise the public.
The December 2-8 national opinion survey showed that 35% of women said they were “not very” or “not at all” interested in getting a vaccine, an increase of nine points from a similar poll conducted in May when vaccines were still being developed...
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