Some 55% of women said they were “very” or “somewhat” interested in getting vaccinated, a drop of about 6 percentage points in the same time span. Overall, 61% of Americans said in December that they are open to getting vaccinated - a 4 point decline since the May poll. And a 2018 World Health Organisation study found that by empowering Southeast Asian women and improving their access to medical information, child vaccine coverage and health outcomes improved. African Americans were less likely to get the vaccine: 49% said they were interested in the vaccine, compared with 63% of whites and 61% of Hispanics. It gathered responses from 4,419 US adults, including 1,216 who said they were not interested in getting a coronavirus vaccine.

Source: bd News24 December 11, 2020 06:33 UTC