Report shows few opting to get new COVID-19 vaccine – WKRC TV Cincinnati

Report shows few opting to get new COVID-19 vaccine

by Liz Bonis & Megan Burgasser, WKRC

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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new report shows few people are choosing to get the new COVID-19 vaccine.

After just about a month, new numbers presented to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show many people appear to be hesitant when it comes to getting the new COVID-19 vaccine.

A national survey of thousands of Americans conducted just a few weeks ago asked families who has had the COVID-19 vaccine.

Only 7% of adults and 2% of children have gotten the shot, according to researchers. 40% of adults said they likely wont get it or give it to their kids.

Renee Mahaffey Harris, of the Center for Closing the Health Gap, said hesitancy is especially high among Black and brown people.

I think the ongoing hesitancy within the Black community and other populations goes back to long-term distrust, said Mahaffey Harris, president and CEO of the Center for Closing the Health Gap. But the more you can encourage and provide information that is provided by organizations that represent the populations, thats where we are beginning to see a greater understanding of the why.

The new vaccine is recommended for all Americans six months and older. Doctors are especially concerned that the upcoming holiday travel season will lead to another spike in the illness, due to newer variants circulating the globe.

While many are asking why they should get the new vaccine, because people can still get infected even afterward, infectious disease specialists remind everyone that the vaccine does well at protecting against the odds a person can get seriously ill from it.

The newer omicron variants are very transmissible, and we are seeing lots of younger people who are getting it, and its still going around our community. So, I dont expect a decline, I expect an increase, said Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum, an infectious disease researcher in the UC College of Medicine.

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