* New NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll…
The percentage of American adults saying they will get a COVID-19 vaccine (14%) or have already gotten one (59%) held steady at 73% this month.
There is a question, though, of whether the country has hit a plateau, as daily vaccinations continue to decline, and as a quarter of Americans continue to say they will not get vaccinated — a number that has held steady since March.
The least likely to say they will get vaccinated continue to be Trump supporters (43%) and Republicans (41%), particularly Republican men (44%). But a third of Americans under 45 also say they will not get the shot.
There is no real statistical difference in hesitancy between white and Black Americans — 73% of whites say they’ve either gotten the vaccine or will get it; 75% of Black Americans said the same (69% of Latinos also said so).
Americans are overwhelmingly supportive of providing doses of vaccines to other countries that need it — 84% said it’s a good idea.
* If those results are right, you wouldn’t know it by looking at this Chicago map from WBEZ . Maybe people are willing to get vaxed and are unable for some reason? Whatever it is, this needs further debate…
*** UPDATE *** WBEZ…
In a recent interview with WBEZ, Arwady said her department is now shifting its focus to the 13 ZIP codes with the lowest vaccination rates. In recent weeks, as the pop-up clinics have come to an end, the Department of Public Health is driving a vaccination bus around town, stopping at schools and parks in these neighborhoods on the weekends when it’s easy to get people to come out.
The vaccination bus schedule posted online will target four majority Black neighborhoods — South Shore, Englewood, Roseland and Austin — through May. These neighborhoods have some of the city’s lowest vaccination rates. Anyone 12 and older is eligible, and appointments are not required.
The health department has also issued two $10 million requests for proposals to continue some of the work Protect Chicago Plus started. The first, released in March, was seeking “Regional Vaccinators” for five equity zones on the South and West Sides to operate mobile vaccination sites and administer shots in specific settings, like factories.
“We’re not thinking in terms of if a site can [vaccinate] thousands a day. We’re like, ‘Can a site do hundreds a day? And where can we put additional sites?’ ” Arwady said.
- Techie - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 7:53 am:
The map does at least correlate with this:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/18/covid-vaccine-cdc-study-finds-disparities-in-coverage-between-rural-and-urban-areas.html
- don the legend - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 9:00 am:
==The least likely to say they will get vaccinated continue to be Trump supporters (43%) and Republicans (41%), particularly Republican men (44%).==
Fortunately this group is so angry at and afraid of the vaccinated Americans that maybe the two groups will naturally avoid each other’s company.
- Quibbler - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 9:04 am:
== Maybe people are willing to get vaxed and are unable for some reason? ==
Not sure why this is so perplexing. There are racial and economic disparities in access to health care generally. There isn’t something special about the vaccine that makes it different.
- Perrid - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 9:19 am:
How does the map compare to age demographics? I’m sure the White/minority and rich/poor differences are important too, but I’d expect some difference is average age too, which is important as the vaccine used to be limited to certain ages. Last I heard the average White American was 43, Latino American was 29 and Black American was 34. So maybe not a huge difference, but some.
- Candy Dogood - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 9:26 am:
The break down of Trump supporters and Republican numbers does create some measure of hope but clearly demonstrates the role that identity plays in how people choose who and what to support may actually be more relevant than their critical thinking skills.
Like being a fan of a team has nothing to do with details — here’s looking at you, Penn State fans.
- Actual Red - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 10:12 am:
I’d guess its a combination of
1) lack of access- either because there are fewer places administering the vaccine or because folks don’t have cars or easy access via transit.
2) lack of information - people want to get the vaccine but aren’t sure where to get it
3) lack of time - people with lower incomes and/or working in precarious jobs may be less willing or able to take time off to get vaccinated
The effects of each of these might not be catastrophic on its own but I could see the combination of factors reducing rates in the areas shown on the map.
- Amalia - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 10:29 am:
Polls don’t vax.
- Jocko - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 10:37 am:
I stumbled upon a Tribune map of school closings which lines up closely with fewer vaccinations. I suspect poverty and educational level play a big role.
- Chito - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 10:38 am:
That outlined area is where the “guns and hoses” live, also a high MAGA area, so I’m not surprised at the results.
- Responsa - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 10:42 am:
I think the age differential of people who are/are not currently vaccinated so far (even with adequate vaccine supply) as outlined in this poll deserves further analysis and conversation. Anecdotally, some young adults of childbearing age, and not along political lines, are more concerned than others (rightly or wrongly) about potentially untested longer term impacts of the vaccine’s structure.
- Amalia - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 10:55 am:
bottom part of the map seems not correct for Chicago boundaries.
- Leslie K - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 11:20 am:
===That outlined area is where the “guns and hoses” live, also a high MAGA area, so I’m not surprised at the results.===
That outlined area isn’t Chicago (the darker area above and to the left is what you were referring to). Amalia is correct–the bottom part of the map isn’t correct for Chicago boundaries.
- cermak_rd - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 11:32 am:
A lot of folks don’t have cars so getting to a site might be harder. Plus remember all the arguments about closing schools, some folks just don’t want to/can’t safely leave their neighborhoods. I think we should make more of an effort to bring the vaccine to folk rather than expecting them to go to it.
- Dotnonymous - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 12:06 pm:
Good news…
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210426/Prior-SARS-CoV-2-infection-and-Pfizer-BioNTeche28099s-COVID-19-vaccine-provide-similar-immunity.aspx
- @misterjayem - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 12:10 pm:
I was able to get a vaccination because:
1) I was able to spend literally hours and hours* refreshing webpages on a computer with a high-speed internet connection, and
2) I was able to drive, in the middle of the day in the middle of the week, to an out-of-county vaccination site 28 miles away, and
3) I was able to drive, in the middle of the day in the middle of the week, to an out-of-county vaccination site 28 miles away, a second time, and finally
4) I was able to take it easy the day after vax #2 when I got pretty sick.
It’s not hard to imagine that people who are differently situated would have a much harder time navigating all of those logistics, e.g. it would take four hours on four different buses — one way — for me to ride public transportation from my home to my vaccination site.
– MrJM
*And to be honest, all my clicks were fruitless — I was only able to find a shot when a friend in Chicago press corps gave me a heads-up about the opening of a new vaccination site.
- RWC - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 1:19 pm:
>bottom part of the map seems not correct for Chicago boundaries.
I believe the stats are based on IDPH data entry of patient-provided zip codes. Some zips cross over.
- RWC - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 1:26 pm:
I do think the months-ago issue of difficulty getting an appointment did give some the impression that this is an onerous task. That hasn’t been true in weeks.
Even in mid-April I simply called the county vaccine phone number, at lunch time, no busy signal, no voice system; and they scheduled an appointment right then.
Not to mention appts haven’t been needed in weeks. Today, it’s even easier.
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 2:59 pm:
===bottom part of the map===
And this is your entire thought? C’mon.
- Amalia - Wednesday, May 19, 21 @ 3:30 pm:
if you do an overlay of this map with hospitals, you can see the problem for access. then add chain pharmacies and there are areas that are far from them as well. this new strategy by the City should have started earlier with the small scale tax approach. don’t know if they are buying Black focused radio station time, but that might help. the tv commercial with Harry Lennix is nice, but younger folks need more inspiration that Harry.