7 in 10 Americans would be likely to get a coronavirus vaccine, Post-ABC poll finds [View all]

About 7 in 10 Americans say they would get a vaccine to protect against the novel coronavirus if immunizations were free and available to everyone, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

The nationwide survey finds that a majority of people of all political affiliations are interested in receiving such a vaccine. But the extent of that interest varies along partisan lines, with slightly more than 8 in 10 Democrats saying they would definitely or probably get vaccinated, compared with slightly fewer than 6 in 10 Republicans. Independents fall in between.

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The poll finds that 15 percent say they will definitely not get vaccinated against the virus, even if one is free and available to everyone. Among Republicans, 24 percent hold this view. Of all those who say they definitely or probably will not get vaccinated, half say that is because they do not trust vaccines in general and nearly one-fourth say one is not necessary in this instance.

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The poll shows that age and race and ethnicity also play into attitudes toward a coronavirus vaccine. The percentage saying they will “definitely” get a vaccine, if free and available, is highest among both young and older adults — 55 percent of adults under age 30 and 51 percent among those 65 and older.

Hispanics are most interested in a vaccine, with 78 percent saying they would be likely to get one, compared with 70 percent of whites and 63 percent of black Americans.

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