National survey finds 75% are in favor of getting a COVID-19 vaccination
January 28, 2021
James Druckman the Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science and Institute for Policy Research associate director is part of a university research consortium, which includes Northwestern, Harvard, Northeastern, and Rutgers, investigating attitudes on COVID-19.
The consortium surveyed about 25,000 people from in the U.S. between Dec.16, 2020, and Jan. 10. They found that 75% of those surveyed favor getting the vaccination themselves. Other findings also showed that Americans do not believe COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, except for certain groups.
Read more about this survey in the Northwestern Now story, “As Biden seeks to vaccinate 100 million Americans, researchers offer insights into how to succeed.”
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