Willingness to get COVID-19 vaccine up 13 points since September: Gallup

Americans’ willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine has risen steadily since September and now stands at 63 percent, according to a newly released Gallup poll.

The percentage of Americans who say they are willing to get vaccinated is up 13 points since September, the survey giant noted. Willingness to be vaccinated slowly began to increase near the end of October, when nearly 58 percent were open to being vaccinated, it added.

In September, President Trump said that a vaccine could be available before Election Day and then-vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said that she would not get vaccinated based on the president’s suggestions alone. Americans’ opinions at the time could have been affected by these views, Gallup reported.

Democrats reported a 53 percent likelihood of getting vaccinated in September, rising a bit in October and being recorded at 75 percent in the new survey.

Nearly 61 percent of independents said they would now be willing to get vaccinated and 50 percent of Republicans reported that they are willing to be vaccinated, percentages that have remained steady since September, Gallup reported.

According to the new poll, nonwhite adults are less likely than white adults to be open to a vaccine. College graduates reported that they’re more willing to get vaccinated than those who have not received college degrees. Women were also less likely to want to be vaccinated than their male counterparts.

Gallup conducted its poll of 2,968 adults between Nov. 16 through 29. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.