Although the country has met President Joe Biden’s target of giving at least one dose to 70% of its adult population, it did so a month late
Mr Biden told his fellow Americans that getting vaccinated was “the most patriotic thing you can do”, but they appear. Since the beginning of July vaccination rates in America have fallen markedly. The country has slipped down the global league table for vaccinations, to 28th on August 3rd. America has now given an average of 1.2 doses per person to its population aged 12 and over. But over the past 14 days it has administered on average 2.
Most unvaccinated Americans have been unmoved by the recent wave of hospitalisations. According to a poll conducted forby YouGov from July 31st to August 2nd, the share of adults who remain opposed to vaccines has held steady at 18% even as the Delta variant ravages communities. That is despite ample evidence that cases are spreading among the unjabbed. According to North Carolina’s department of health, people who are not fully vaccinated account for 92% of recent covid-19 cases in the state.
What would it take for holdouts to change their minds? Our poll suggests: a lot. YouGov asked unvaccinated Americans to consider several possibilities. The most persuasive was the notion that vaccines might protect their families from covid-19. Even then, only 16% said they would get a jab. Full approval for vaccines from the Food and Drug Administration would be the most effective government action: 13% say they would get jabbed in that case.
The results suggest that most remaining vaccine-hesitant Americans are unlikely to heed good advice. Yet evidence from other countries, as well as medical advice, suggests they would be wise to do so. Cases in Britain have subsided rapidly in recent weeks even as the country has relaxed restrictions. Its covid-19 vaccination coverage is about 20% greater than America’s and Britain continues to vaccinate about one-and-a-half times as quickly.
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