Some Messages, Information Make Rural Residents More Likely To Get Vaccinated

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Percent of rural residents who say they are more likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine if they heard each of the following:

Total

Wait and see

Definitely not

The vaccines are nearly 100% effective at preventing hospitalization and death from COVID-19

31%

64%

Although the COVID-19 vaccines themselves are new, scientists have been working on the technology used in these vaccines for 20 years

24%

52%

More than 100,000 people from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities particpated in the vaccine trials

19%

41%

The vast majority of doctors who have been offered the vaccine have taken it

17%

39%

While the long-term effects of the vaccine may be unknown, the long-term effects of COVID-19 could be worse

16%

32%

There is no cost to get the COVID-19 vaccine

15%

32%

Even though most people who die from COVID-19 are older or have other health conditions, some young and healthy people have also been hospitalized and died from COVID-19

15%

29%

The main reason the COVID-19 vaccines were approved so quickly is because red tape that is usually part of the development process was removed, not because corners were cut

11%

24%