The poll reveals who is the most hesitant hesitant in America and why

THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) – US resistance to get a COVID-19 vaccine a new online survey is slowly declining, but still exists and at special rates in some blue-collar jobs.

For hesitant adults under the age of 65, the reluctance is mainly due to concerns about safety, side effects and distrust of the government, according to the survey. It’s also very much related to people’s line of work.

The summary: “Vaccination of vaccines emerges as a key barrier to ending COVID-19 pandemicsaid lead author Wendy King, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health.

Identifying jobs with a high vaccination vacancy rate and understanding the reasons that can help public health workers solve their problems, he said.

“Our study indicates that messages about COVID-19 vaccine safety and trust are critical,” King said in a university press release.

King and researchers from the Delphi group at nearby Carnegie Mellon University analyzed the results of their COVID-19 survey in collaboration with the Facebook Data for Good group. Each month, approximately 1.2 million U.S. residents in Facebook’s active user database complete the survey.

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In January, the survey added a question about willingness to receive the vaccine.

This study was limited to working-age adults, because outbreaks in the workplace and the spread of infection from workers to clients are threats to public health. Many working-age adults are also more hesitant to throw up than older Americans.

While resistance persists, there was some encouraging news: vaccine vacillation fell from 27.5% in January to 22% in March, according to the survey.

The March survey included 732,308 people (mean age: 35 to 44 years, i.e., half were older and half younger). About 45% were men, 77% had college degrees and 64% were white.

Nearly 48% of those who reported hesitation expressed concern about side effects. More than a third did not think they needed the shot, did not trust the government, waited to see if the vaccine was safe, or did not specifically trust COVID-19 vaccines. And 14.5% said they didn’t like it vaccines Generally.

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Workers in some occupations were more reluctant than others to take the plunge. Hesitation ranged from 9.6% among educators and people in the life sciences, physical or social to 46% among construction workers, oil and gas extraction and mining. Hesitation was almost as high among workers in installation, maintenance, repair, agriculture, fishing, or forestry.

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In the areas of health care, pharmacists were the least hesitant with 8.5%. The highest hesitation, 20.5%, was among medical assistants, emergency medical technicians and health, nursing, psychiatric or personal home care assistants.

“The survey has grown to collect data on symptoms, illnesses, treatment, tests, behaviors such as masking and distancing, and mental healthsaid lead author Robin Mejia, of Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences by Carnegie Mellon. “And it continues to evolve as new policy issues arise.”