{"id":43312,"date":"2020-12-24T12:29:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T16:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=43312"},"modified":"2020-12-24T12:29:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T16:29:08","slug":"40-of-americans-reject-the-covid-19-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=43312","title":{"rendered":"40% of Americans Reject the COVID-19 Vaccine!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Nearly 4 in 10 Americans do not want to take the Covid vaccine. HHS is planning to spend $250 million to convince the U.S. it is safe<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->CNBC<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=560 height=349 src=https:\/\/player.cnbc.com\/p\/gZWlPC\/cnbc_global?playertype=synd&#038;byGuid=7000169611 frameborder=0 scrolling=no allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-KeyPoints-4\" class=\"RenderKeyPoints-keyPoints\" data-test=\"keyPoints-1\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-keyPoints-4-1\">\n<div class=\"RenderKeyPoints-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"RenderKeyPoints-header\">KEY POINTS<\/h3>\n<div class=\"RenderKeyPoints-list\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<ul>\n<li>Nearly 4 in 10 Americans say they would \u201cdefinitely\u201d or \u201cprobably\u201d not get a vaccine, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center.<\/li>\n<li>The Department of Health and Human Services plans to spend $250 million on a national education campaign to build public trust in the vaccine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" class=\"ArticleBody-articleBody\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\">\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>The U.S. began vaccinating the population against the coronavirus last week, but mass adoption is not a guarantee.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 4 in 10 Americans say they would \u201cdefinitely\u201d or \u201cprobably\u201d not get a vaccine, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/science\/2020\/12\/03\/intent-to-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-rises-to-60-as-confidence-in-research-and-development-process-increases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pew Research Center<\/a> survey of 12,648 U.S. adults from Nov. 18 to 29.<\/p>\n<p>While this is better than Pew results from September, which showed that nearly 50% of respondents were leaning toward not getting the vaccine, it still falls short of what is needed to adequately protect the country. To achieve herd immunity,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/10\/27\/herd-immunity-coronavirus-antibodies-fall-after-infection-study-says.html\">about 70% of the population\u00a0<\/a>needs to be vaccinated or have natural antibodies, experts say.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/10\/27\/herd-immunity-coronavirus-antibodies-fall-after-infection-study-says.html\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Widespread mistrust could be a product of the fact that the Covid vaccine was researched and developed in just eight months, breaking the speed record of four years.<\/p>\n<p>Or it might have something to do with the fact that if anything goes wrong with the vaccine, the drugmakers that produced them \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/?symbol=PFE\">Pfizer<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/?symbol=BNTX\">BioNTech<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/?symbol=MRNA\">Moderna<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 have total immunity against lawsuits related to injuries resulting from the vaccine until 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Central to closing this trust gap is a robust and reliable national education campaign. The Department of Health and Human Services will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/trump-admin-has-yet-launch-promised-effort-get-americans-trust-n1250194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spend $250 million<\/a>\u00a0on this effort.<\/p>\n<p>But the push by the federal government to educate the public\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/trump-admin-has-yet-launch-promised-effort-get-americans-trust-n1250194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has been plagued by controversy<\/a>, including suspicions about politicizing the message and concern over the lengthy delay in rolling out the targeted messaging that was promised.<\/p>\n<p>At least<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/trump-admin-has-yet-launch-promised-effort-get-americans-trust-n1250194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a015 states told NBC News\u00a0<\/a>in early December they weren\u2019t waiting for the HHS campaign. Instead, they launched their own communication campaigns to expedite the message.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, if there is any chance of returning to life as normal, mass vaccination is going to be critical.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video to find out how major stakeholders plan to persuade the entire country to trust a vaccine made in record time, using technology that had never before been licensed.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/12\/23\/pfizer-biontech-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-will-the-us-trust-it.html\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/12\/23\/pfizer-biontech-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-will-the-us-trust-it.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 4 in 10 Americans do not want to take the Covid vaccine. 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