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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,192 posts)
Fri Aug 13, 2021, 01:44 PM Aug 2021

Unvaccinated America, In 5 Charts

The COVID-19 pandemic is now, more than ever, a story about the unvaccinated. They’re the most vulnerable — in states reporting breakthrough infections, over 90 percent of cases, hospitalizations and deaths have occurred among people who are unvaccinated or not yet fully vaccinated, according to a study from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). And this significant pool of Americans may open the door for even more dangerous mutations than the delta variant — nearly twice as contagious than previous strains — that could challenge the effectiveness of existing vaccines.

So who, exactly, are we talking about? Three in 10 American adults remain unvaccinated, according to the latest survey from the KFF. But they’re not a monolith — their reasons, backgrounds, politics and willingness to eventually get vaccinated all vary.

First, among vaccine holdouts, the biggest group are those who say they definitely don’t want the vaccine — about 14 percent of the overall population — and there’s no evidence they’re changing their minds. That number has remained pretty constant for months. (The most recent poll we have was conducted in July, so we’ll have to wait to see if the increased risk posed by the delta variant changes anything.)



Ten percent of vaccine-eligible Americans want to “wait and see” how the vaccine is working for others before deciding whether to get the jab. This group has shrunk significantly over time, suggesting they can be swayed. They’re more diverse than the hard noes; 4 in 10 adults in the wait-and-see group are people of color, compared with 26 percent in the “definitely not” group. There are also larger proportions of Democrats, younger adults and people reporting lower levels of education and income among the wait-and-see-ers. They have concerns about the vaccine, but some of them are also facing access barriers, said Liz Hamel, director of public opinion and survey research at the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/unvaccinated-america-in-5-charts/

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Unvaccinated America, In 5 Charts (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 OP
OK. We can see the results now. Stop waiting, "wait-and-see-ers". lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #1
If it was only unvaccinated adults who died... NQAS Aug 2021 #2
14%? That's a smaller number than I expected fescuerescue Aug 2021 #3

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
1. OK. We can see the results now. Stop waiting, "wait-and-see-ers".
Fri Aug 13, 2021, 01:49 PM
Aug 2021


The "definitely nots" will drop a little as Delta and Lambda knock them out. The rest, we need to ostracize and block from any public places.

NQAS

(10,749 posts)
2. If it was only unvaccinated adults who died...
Fri Aug 13, 2021, 01:56 PM
Aug 2021

This wouldn’t bother me. Freedom.

But children will die.

Immune compromised people will die.

Health care workers will die.

And vaccinated people might fall ill even if they likely won’t die.

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
3. 14%? That's a smaller number than I expected
Fri Aug 13, 2021, 02:06 PM
Aug 2021

I was guessing around 30%

That would put us in the 85% vaccinated category.

We'll never hit 100%. About 90 to 95% is the best we can hope for.

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