What do women want? For men to get vaccinated

Women are getting vaccinated at a far higher rate — about 10 percentage points — than men, even though the male-female divide is roughly even nationally. The trend is worrisome to many, especially as vaccination rates have dipped a bit recently... The early divisions in vaccine rates by gender could largely be explained by demographics. Americans over 70 got the first sets of doses, and women make up a larger proportion of that age group. In many states, health care workers and schoolteachers were also given vaccine priority: Women account for three-quarters of full-time health care workers and over 75% of public schoolteachers in the United States are female... But experts say that even in the context of general male health care recalcitrance, there may be some factors that are specific to this vaccine that are preventing more male shots in arms. Because the sign up has been cumbersome and confusing, men may have had less patience in navigating the system, which has largely taken place online, a process that women might find easier since they tend to get more of their health care information online. “We have to figure out if disparities are about access, if men are having more difficulty navigating the appointment systems,” said Simon, the Los Angeles official.