Many are choosing to do so, with military officials recently telling Congress that a third of service members have declined the shots, the New York Times reported. At the large Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina, acceptance rates for the vaccines are below 50%. But the vaccine reluctance in the military is a reflection of broader American society, with people declining the jabs for a variety of reasons. But the country could struggle to achieve herd immunity from the virus if enough people decline to take the vaccine. Skepticism of vaccines has accelerated in the US in recent years, according to an analysis published in the Lancet last week.

Source: The Guardian February 27, 2021 15:11 UTC