Falling U.S. approval for Covid-19 vaccine ------------------------------------------------- Around half of Americans say they would not get a vaccine to prevent Covid-19, if it were available today – up from 27% four months ago ------------------------------------------------- % of U.S. adults who say if vaccine to prevent Covid-19 were available today, they... ------------------------------------------------- Would get vaccine May 2020 72% Sep 2020 51% Approval down 21% Definitely 42 21 Probably 30 30 ------------------------------------------------- Would not get vaccine Probably 16 25 Definitely 11 24 27% 49% ------------------------------------------------- % of U.S. adults who say each of following is ____ likely once vaccine is approved in U.S. ------------------------------------------------- Very Somewhat Not ------------------------------------------------- Vaccine will be used before we fully understand whether it is safe/effective 36% 41% 22% ------------------------------------------------- Enough Americans will get vaccinated to stop spread of disease 11 42 46 ------------------------------------------------- Everyone who wants vaccine will have quick and easy access to it 14 34 51 ------------------------------------------------- Decline in favour of vaccine stems from widespread public concerns about its safety and effectiveness, with 77% of Americans thinking vaccine will be rushed to market before it has been fully tested ------------------------------------------------- Note: Respondents who did not give answer are omitted. Survey of 10,093 U.S. adults, Sep 8-13, 2020 Source: Pew Research Center Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS