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COVID-19 state of vaccine confidence insights report ; report 5, April 12, 2021
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April 12, 2021
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Description:Date Range: March 15–29, 2021
Findings. Vaccine supply is increasing nationally, and many states and jurisdictions
have expanded, or plan to expand, vaccine eligibility to all people 16 years and older in the coming weeks.
Consumers are optimistic that a return to normalcy is within reach due to the wider availability of vaccines. This
optimism is undermined by growing online narratives that focus heavily on hypothetical or proposed vaccine
mandates and proof-of-vaccination systems. Many consumers expressed concern about the legality and ethics
of both requiring COVID-19 vaccination and tracking who is and isn’t vaccinated. Consumers also continue to
express confusion around guidance for those who are fully vaccinated. Households with fully vaccinated adults
but unvaccinated children are seeking clarity about which COVID-19 prevention measures should be continued
until their children can be fully vaccinated. Many parents feel hopeful that children 12 years and older may be
able to be vaccinated in the coming months after the successful clinical trials for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19
Vaccine in children. However, experts are divided about whether prioritizing vaccinating children will help to
bring the pandemic to an end.
Ways to take action. Federal, state, and local partners should continue to work together to increase transparency, respond to gaps in information, and confront misinformation with evidence-based messaging. The goal of these efforts is to increase confidence in COVID-19 vaccines and expand vaccine uptake more broadly. Efforts should be made to continue to amplify information about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. Additionally, research should be supported to better understand the role that vaccine mandates, proof-of-vaccination systems, and incentives play on an individual’s motivation and intent to get vaccinated.
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