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It’s Not Certain That Those Who Are Most At-Risk Will Get the Vaccine

Lino Fernandes, an environmental services aide, celebrates after Nurse Susan McCarthy (L) gave him the very first vaccine shot to at Backus Hospital where 211 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine were delivered and being given to 30 hospital workers on the first day of vaccinations in Norwich, Connecticut on December 15, 2020.
Lino Fernandes, an environmental services aide, celebrates after Nurse Susan McCarthy (L) gave him the very first vaccine shot to at Backus Hospital where 211 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine were delivered and being given to 30 hospital workers on the first day of vaccinations in Norwich, Connecticut on December 15, 2020. Photo: Joseph Prezioso / AFP (Getty Images)

Unfortunately, it isn’t certain that those who are most at risk will get a vaccine. According to a December survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation that tracks the public’s attitude and experiences with covid-19 vaccines, 71% of the public said that they would definitely or probably get a vaccine against the disease—an increase of 8% since the last survey carried out by the KFF in September. About 27% of the public remains hesitant, the survey found, saying that they probably or definitely would not get a covid-19 vaccine.

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