A majority of Americans believe COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, but most Republicans have their doubts.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 57% of American Adults believe COVID-19 vaccines are safe, including 32% who believe the vaccines are Very Safe. Thirty-one percent (31%) don’t think COVID-19 vaccines are safe, including 16% who say they are Not At All Safe. Another 12% are not sure.
Opinions about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines are similar, with 54% believing the vaccines are effective, and 34% thinking they are not effective. Another 11% are not sure.
Politics clearly impacts beliefs about both the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines.
While 78% of Democrats think COVID-19 vaccines are at least somewhat effective, only 32% of Republicans agree. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 53% believe the vaccines are at least somewhat effective and 35% say they’re not.
Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Democrats believe COVID-19 vaccines are safe, including 53% who think they are Very Safe. However, just 38% of Republicans say COVID-19 vaccines are safe, with only 14% considering them to be Very Safe. Among the unaffiliated, 51% view COVID-19 vaccines as safe, including 26% who think they are Very Safe.
Sixty percent (60%) of whites, 55% of blacks and 49% of other minorities consider COVID-19 vaccines to be at least somewhat safe.
More men (62%) than women (52%) believe COVID-19 vaccines are at least somewhat safe.
Americans 65 and older are most likely to consider COVID-19 vaccines to be Very Safe and Very Effective. Women under 40 are most likely to be skeptical of the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.
The higher the level of education, the greater the confidence in vaccine safety, with 52% of those with graduate degrees saying COVID-19 vaccines are Very Safe.
While 67% of those with annual incomes over $200,000 believe COVID-19 vaccines are Very Effective, only 17% of those earning between $30,000 and $50,000 a year share that belief.
Government employees (17%) are less likely than private sector workers (26%) or retirees (36%) to believe COVID-19 vaccines are Very Effective.
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