The poll finds 58 percent of health-care workers who are not self-employed support their employer requiring all workers to be vaccinated. (Marco Bello/Reuters)‘I was so glad to get the shot’The Post-KFF poll finds sharp income and educational differences in vaccination rates of health-care workers. The Post-KFF poll finds that 57 percent of White health-care workers, 39 percent of Black health-care workers and 44 percent of Hispanic health-care workers said they had been vaccinated. But only 4 in 10 Black health-care workers say they have been encouraged by their colleagues to get vaccinated, compared with over half of White health-care workers and just over 6 in 10 Hispanic health-care workers. [After months of trauma, vaccinated health-care workers welcome a surprising emotion: Hope]The Post-KFF poll finds more than 9 in 10 vaccinated health-care workers said they experienced minor side effects (60 percent) or no side effects (34 percent).

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2021 10:04 UTC