Americans are warming up to COVID vaccines, poll finds

The KFF’s COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor has been tracking people’s enthusiasm for a covid-19 vaccine since last December, via a nationally representative survey conducted by phone. This last poll involved over 1,800 adults interviewed between February 15-23, 2021.

For the first time in their poll, a slight majority of Americans (55%) have either gotten at least one dose of the vaccine (18%) or are looking to get it as soon as possible (37%). That’s up from the 47% and 34% who said the same in January and December, respectively. The percentage of people who are waiting for others to take it before making a decision has also shrunk, from 31% in January to 22% in February.

The positive numbers are all the more encouraging in light of the steadily improving vaccine rollout in the U.S. As of Friday, 47.2 million Americans have received at least one dose of the Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines, while 22 million have been fully vaccinated with two doses. And vaccine access is set to get even easier soon.