KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: April 2022

Key Findings

• With information that Moderna has requested the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for younger kids, the newest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds that about one in 5 dad and mom of kids underneath age 5 (18%) are wanting to get their little one vaccinated immediately, whereas a bigger share (38%) say they plan to attend some time to see how the vaccine is working for others. About 4 in ten dad and mom of kids underneath 5 are extra reluctant to get their little one vaccinated with 27% saying they’ll “undoubtedly not” get their little one vaccinated and 11% saying they’ll solely achieve this if they’re required. Simply over half of fogeys of kids on this age vary say they don’t have sufficient details about the vaccines’ security and effectiveness for youngsters underneath age 5.
• With masks mandates being lifted in lots of locations, most staff say they and their coworkers are not repeatedly carrying masks when indoors at work. Just below 4 in ten (38%) of those that work exterior their house say they wore a masks each time or more often than not when indoors at their administrative center up to now 30 days, and 43% say they by no means wore a masks at work up to now 30 days. Black staff (64%), Hispanic staff (52%), and people with decrease incomes (61%) are extra probably than their counterparts to report carrying masks at work no less than more often than not.
• Most staff (88%) say they really feel no less than “considerably protected” from COVID-19 within the office. Nevertheless, Black and Hispanic staff and people with decrease incomes are much less probably than their counterparts to say they really feel “very protected” from COVID-19 at work.
• Whereas most dad and mom (84%) really feel their little one is no less than “considerably protected” from COVID-19 in school, dad and mom who’re Black or Hispanic are much less more likely to really feel their little one is “very protected” than White dad and mom (33% vs. 52%). Fewer than two in ten dad and mom general now say their little one’s college has a masks requirement in place, down from seven in ten final September. Notably, Black and Hispanic dad and mom are virtually thrice as probably as White dad and mom to say their little one normally wears a masks in school.
• Uptake of each COVID-19 vaccines and booster doses seems to have leveled off, with three-quarters of adults reporting that they’ve obtained no less than one dose of a vaccine (comparatively unchanged since September 2021) and near half reporting no less than one booster dose (the identical share as in February). Whereas earlier Vaccine Monitor surveys indicated that Black and Hispanic adults had been lagging behind White adults in booster uptake, the newest survey finds that comparable shares of Black, Hispanic, and White adults now report receiving a booster.
• Prospects for additional booster uptake are combined, with half of those that are vaccinated however not boosted saying they’ll “undoubtedly not” get a booster or get one provided that required, and many of the eligible however unboosted inhabitants saying they really feel they’ve adequate safety from their preliminary vaccination or a previous an infection.
• With case charges starting to rise once more within the U.S., round a 3rd of the general public suppose there’s at the moment a brand new wave of COVID-19 hitting the nation, whereas half say there’s not a brand new wave, and the rest will not be positive. Folks’s perceptions about whether or not the nation is experiencing a brand new wave of COVID-19 infections appear to replicate their view of what’s taking place amongst their very own household and associates, with round six in ten reporting that amongst folks they know, they’ve seen fewer COVID-19 instances up to now 30 days.
• Whereas most adults say their households and their employers are very ready for future COVID-19 surges, fewer say the identical about their native space or in regards to the nation general. On the similar time, with regards to details about COVID-19 vaccines, folks proceed to belief private sources like their very own medical doctors and employers greater than official sources just like the CDC, FDA, or state governments. Belief within the CDC, FDA, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and President Biden as sources of dependable data on COVID-19 vaccines has declined since final summer time, notably amongst Republicans.

Dad and mom’ Vaccination Intentions for Their Kids

Although the FDA has nonetheless not licensed any COVID-19 vaccine for younger kids, Moderna not too long ago introduced that it has requested the FDA to authorize its vaccine for youngsters underneath 6. Fielded previous to the Moderna announcement, the newest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds that one in 5 dad and mom of kids underneath 5 (18%) are wanting to vaccinate their little one and say they’ll achieve this immediately as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is permitted for his or her age group. Virtually 4 in ten dad and mom of kids underneath 5 say they need to “wait and see” earlier than getting their younger little one vaccinated (38%). One other 4 in ten dad and mom are extra reluctant to get their younger little one vaccinated with 11% saying they’ll solely achieve this if they’re required and 27% saying they’ll “undoubtedly not” get their little one underneath 5 vaccinated for COVID-19.

Amongst dad and mom of 5 to 11 year-olds, who’ve been eligible for vaccination since October, about 4 in ten (39%) say their little one has gotten vaccinated whereas a big share say they’ll both solely get their little one vaccinated if they’re required for varsity (12%) or say their little one will certainly not get the COVID-19 vaccine (32%). Most dad and mom of 12 to 17 year-olds say their teenager has been vaccinated (56%, pretty regular since January), whereas about three in ten (31%) say they’ll “undoubtedly not” get their teen vaccinated and 4% say they’ll solely achieve this if they’re required.

Lack of obtainable data could also be a think about dad and mom’ reluctance to get their youngest kids vaccinated immediately. A majority of fogeys of kids underneath 5 say they don’t have sufficient details about the protection and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines for youngsters on this age group (56%). In contrast, most dad and mom of older kids really feel higher knowledgeable, with three-fourths of fogeys of teenagers and two-thirds of fogeys of children ages 5-11 saying they have sufficient details about vaccine security and effectiveness for his or her age group.

Moderna’s software for emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in younger kids comes on the heels of a earlier delay by the FDA, which introduced in February that it was ready for extra knowledge on the effectiveness of a 3rd dose earlier than evaluating the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for this age group. Most dad and mom of younger kids (64%) say the FDA’s delay in granting emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters underneath 5 has not affected their confidence within the security of the vaccines for this age group. About one-fifth (22%) dad and mom say the delay has made them “extra assured” within the vaccine’s security for younger kids, whereas round one in eight (13%) say it has made them “much less assured.”

COVID-19 And The Office

As many staff are returning to their places of work or workplaces, and COVID-19 restrictions equivalent to masks necessities are being lifted from eating places, retail shops, and different venues, most staff say they really feel no less than considerably protected from COVID-19 of their office. Nevertheless, Black and Hispanic staff in addition to these with decrease incomes are much less probably than their counterparts to report feeling “very protected” once they go to work.

Most staff with jobs exterior the house say they really feel no less than considerably protected from COVID-19 when they’re at work, together with over half who say they really feel “very protected” (55%) and a 3rd who really feel “considerably protected.”  Round one in ten say they really feel “not too protected” (9%) or “not protected in any respect” (4%).

White staff are twice as probably as Black staff to say they really feel “very protected” from COVID-19 when working exterior the house (63% vs. 31%), with smaller shares of Hispanic staff (48%) than White staff saying they really feel “very protected.” Throughout revenue teams, a majority of these with family incomes of $40,000 or extra say they really feel “very protected” (57%) in comparison with about 4 in ten (41%) of these with incomes of underneath $40,000 who say the identical. Unvaccinated staff additionally report feeling “very protected” at work exterior their home (71%) at increased charges than vaccinated staff (48%), probably as a result of distinction in perceptions of COVID-19 as a threat.

Vaccine Mandates In The Office

In January, following the Supreme Courtroom’s ruling that blocked the coverage, the Biden Administration withdrew its requirement for giant employers to have staff get vaccinated for COVID-19 or be examined repeatedly. Nevertheless, some workplaces have continued to mandate vaccines within the absence of federal coverage. We discover that 4 in ten staff say their employer is requiring on-site staff to be vaccinated for COVID-19, up from 29% in November 2021. This contains 9% of all staff who say their employer is requiring staff to have a COVID-19 booster along with their preliminary dose.

Amongst staff whose employer doesn’t require on-site staff to be vaccinated for COVID-19, most (78%, or 45% of all staff) say they don’t need their employer to have a vaccination requirement, whereas 20% of these and not using a requirement (11% of all staff) say they need their employer to require vaccination.

Majorities Black staff and Hispanic staff say they both have a vaccination requirement at work (45% of Black staff, 47% of Hispanic staff) or need their employer so as to add one (13% of Black staff, 10% of Hispanic staff), whereas round half of White staff (49%) don’t at the moment have a vaccine requirement and don’t need a requirement. Amongst partisans, about two-thirds of Democrats and over half of independents both say their employer requires vaccines or they need their employer to require vaccines, whereas about seven in ten Republicans (69%) say they aren’t at the moment topic to such a requirement and don’t need their employer to place one in place.

Masks Utilization In The Office

With masks mandates being lifted in lots of locations, most staff say they and their coworkers are not repeatedly carrying masks at work. About one-quarter (24%) of those that work no less than partially exterior their house say they’ve worn a masks “each time” when indoors at work up to now 30 days, with one other 14% reporting they wore a masks more often than not. About one in 5 staff (19%) say they wore a masks “a number of the time” when indoors at work up to now 30 days, whereas 43% say they’ve “by no means” worn a masks indoors at work up to now 30 days. Three in ten say “all” or “most” of their coworkers repeatedly put on masks at work whereas 16% say a few of their coworkers repeatedly put on a masks. About half of staff say “only a few” (27%) or “none” (26%) of their coworkers repeatedly put on a masks at work.

Black staff and Hispanic staff, in addition to staff with decrease incomes, are extra probably than others to say they and their coworkers are repeatedly carrying masks at work. For instance, staff with family incomes of $40,000 or much less are greater than twice as probably as these with incomes of $90,000 or extra to say they principally put on masks at work (61% vs. 27%) and to say that the majority of their coworkers do (50% vs. 22%). Additional, practically two-thirds of Black staff (64%) and half of Hispanic staff (52%) say they put on a masks at work no less than more often than not in comparison with three in ten White staff (31%).

There are partisan variations as effectively, with staff who determine as Democrats greater than thrice as probably as those that determine as Republicans to report carrying a masks at work (51% vs. 16%). And regardless of being at the next threat for catching and spreading the virus, a smaller share of unvaccinated than vaccinated adults report repeatedly carrying a masks within the office (20% vs. 45%) or say most of their coworkers put on one (17% vs. 34%).

COVID-19 And Colleges

Although COVID-19 instances are once more on the rise and a few colleges are reporting outbreaks amongst college students and workers following spring break, most dad and mom really feel their kids are no less than “considerably protected” from COVID-19 in school, and most really feel their college is “doing about the correct quantity” to maintain kids protected.

Practically half of fogeys with a toddler at school suppose their little one is “very protected” (44%) from the danger of publicity to COVID-19 when they’re in school and a further 40% suppose their little one is “considerably protected”. Nevertheless, dad and mom who’re Black or Hispanic are much less probably than White dad and mom to say they really feel their little one is “very protected” from COVID-19 when they’re in school. Equally, vaccinated dad and mom are a lot much less probably than unvaccinated dad and mom to say they suppose their little one is “very protected” (36% vs. 59%).

Moreover, seven in ten dad and mom with a toddler enrolled at school say their little one’s college is doing “about the correct quantity” to guard children from COVID-19 in school. One in ten (11%) say their little one’s college is doing “an excessive amount of” whereas 18% really feel their little one’s college is “not doing sufficient” to guard children from COVID-19 in school. There have been no measured variations on how Black, Hispanic, and White dad and mom assessed the job their little one’s college is doing.

The February KFF Vaccine Monitor, following the height of an omicron wave of COVID-19 instances, discovered that oldsters had been largely divided on whether or not colleges ought to have masks necessities for college students and workers. The present Monitor finds that there was a big shift in masks necessities in colleges because the starting of the varsity 12 months. Three-quarters of fogeys now say they their little one’s college doesn’t have a masks requirement, in comparison with September 2021 when seven in ten dad and mom (69%) mentioned their little one’s college required all college students and workers to put on masks.

About 4 in ten dad and mom (41%) point out their little one repeatedly wears a masks in school – both as a result of their college requires it or as a result of it’s one thing they do voluntarily. One in 4 (24%) say that each one or most college students of their little one’s college are both topic to a masks requirement or put on masks repeatedly. Dad and mom who’re Black or Hispanic are greater than twice as probably as White dad and mom to say their little one normally wears a masks (70% vs. 26%) and 5 occasions as more likely to say that the majority different college students at their little one’s college put on masks (9% vs. 47%).

Traits In COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions And Uptake

The most recent KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds that three in 4 adults (75%) say they’ve gotten no less than one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a share that continues to carry comparatively regular since September 2021. 1 / 4 of adults stay unvaccinated, together with about one in six (17%) who say they undoubtedly won’t get the vaccine, a share that has not modified considerably in practically 18 months of polling.

In the case of demographic uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine, Democrats (92%), adults 65 and older (88%), school graduates (86%), and people with a severe well being situation (85%) proceed to report the very best charges of being vaccinated. Republicans (55%), these underneath age 65 with out medical health insurance (56%), and White Evangelical Christians (57%) are amongst these with the bottom vaccination charges.

Booster Doses Uptake And Intentions

COVID-19 vaccine booster uptake has additionally slowed significantly. About half of all adults (47%) now report they’ve obtained a booster dose, the identical share who mentioned so in February. One in 4 adults (26%) report being vaccinated for COVID-19 however haven’t gotten a booster, whereas 1 / 4 (25%) say they’re unvaccinated. Booster uptake differs considerably by age, with the very best price of being boosted amongst adults 65 and older, who’re extra in danger for COVID-19 issues (70%). There may be additionally a big hole by partisanship, with Democrats greater than twice as probably as Republicans to report being vaccinated and boosted (68% vs. 31%).

Earlier Vaccine Monitor surveys recognized a possible racial hole in COVID-19 booster uptake, with White adults showing to outpace Black and Hispanic adults within the share who reported being boosted. The most recent survey finds that comparable shares of Black, Hispanic, and White adults now report receiving a booster, whether or not checked out as a share of the full inhabitants or amongst these more likely to be eligible for a booster.

Notably, although youthful adults proceed to lag older adults and Republicans lag Democrats within the share who say they’ve gotten a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, amongst these probably eligible for a booster, majorities throughout age teams, racial and ethnic teams, and occasion identification say they’ve obtained a booster dose.

Amongst vaccinated adults who haven’t but obtained a booster dose, half say they’ll solely get it “if required” (27%) or say they’ll “undoubtedly not” get a booster (23%). Three in ten (30%) say they plan to get a further dose “as quickly as they’ll,” whereas 18% say they need to “wait to see” earlier than getting a booster dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine. 4 in ten vaccinated Hispanic adults who haven’t but gotten a booster say they need to get one “as quickly as they’ll”, in comparison with 22% of vaccinated however not but boosted White adults who say the identical. Round three in ten (29%) vaccinated however not but boosted Black adults say they’ll get a booster dose as quickly as they’ll. Notably, about three in ten vaccinated White adults who will not be but boosted say they’ll “undoubtedly not” get a booster dose (29%) and an additional 29% say they’ll solely achieve this if they’re required.

Causes Why Some Vaccinated Adults Have Not Gotten A Booster

Adults who’re eligible for a COVID-19 booster however haven’t but obtained one cite a wide range of causes for not getting a booster. Chief amongst them is the view that they have already got sufficient safety from both their preliminary vaccine doses or from a earlier COVID-19 an infection (56%). Different widespread causes these booster-eligible adults say they haven’t but gotten a booster embrace simply not desirous to get it (45%), considering boosters are ineffective as a result of some vaccinated individuals are nonetheless getting contaminated (39%), and being too busy to go get the shot (33%). About three in ten cite not trusting the federal government or medical system (29%) or not believing the COVID-19 vaccines are protected (28%) as causes for not getting a booster. Fewer cite different causes like unwanted side effects from a earlier dose (18%), they don’t like getting pictures (15%), worries about lacking work (8%), difficulties touring to a vaccination web site (7%), or worries about having to pay out of pocket (4%).

Perceptions Of Present Case Charges And Preparation For Future Waves

As COVID-19 instances are as soon as once more on the rise, slightly greater than a 3rd (35%) of adults suppose there’s a new wave of COVID-19 infections hitting the nation. Half of adults say there’s not a brand new wave of COVID-19 infections hitting the U.S. now and 14% are uncertain if the nation is within the midst of a brand new wave.

There are stark variations in partisan perceptions of the present state of COVID-19 infections as a slight majority of Democrats (53%) suppose that there’s a new wave proper now within the U.S., whereas seven in ten Republicans suppose there’s not. Notably, virtually three-quarters of unvaccinated adults (73%) don’t suppose there’s a new wave of COVID-19 infections within the U.S., in step with prior surveys discovering that unvaccinated adults are inclined to view the virus as much less of a threat in comparison with those that are vaccinated.

Folks’s perceptions about whether or not the nation is experiencing a brand new wave of COVID-19 infections appear to replicate their view of what’s taking place amongst their very own household and associates. Round six in ten adults say that among the many folks they know, they’ve seen fewer COVID-19 instances up to now 30 days (62%) whereas two in ten say they’ve seen about the identical variety of instances (21%). Fewer than one in ten (6%) say they’ve seen extra instances up to now 30 days amongst folks they know. Moreover, round half of adults (51%) say that the folks they know who’ve been contaminated with COVID-19 up to now 30 days are experiencing much less extreme signs than these contaminated in earlier waves.

Preparedness For Future COVID-19 Waves

With a brand new omicron subvariant persevering with to unfold, six in ten adults (61%) say that they and their households are very ready for any future rise of instances as a result of a brand new variant, and round two-thirds of employed adults say their office may be very ready (66%). Barely lower than half of fogeys (45%) say their little one’s college may be very ready for an increase in COVID-19 instances as a result of new variants. Nevertheless, round a 3rd report that their native space extra usually may be very ready for an increase in COVID-19 instances (36%).

In distinction to views of their private degree of preparation, fewer adults suppose the U.S. as a rustic may be very ready to cope with any future rise in instances as a result of a brand new variant of COVID-19. 1 / 4 of adults say that the U.S. may be very ready to cope with any future rise in instances as a result of a brand new variant (25%), with 44% saying the nation is considerably ready, and 1 / 4 saying it isn’t too ready (15%) or not ready in any respect (11%).

Black and Hispanic adults and people with decrease family incomes are much less more likely to say that they, their household, and their office are very ready to cope with future COVID-19 instances. A bigger share of White adults says they and their household are very ready with any future rise in instances (65%) in comparison with Black (52%) and Hispanic adults (46%). As well as, bigger shares of these with increased incomes say they and their household are very ready (72% of these with a family revenue of $90,000 or extra a 12 months, in comparison with 55% of these with an revenue of lower than $90,000). Equally, White staff usually tend to say their office may be very ready (71%) than Black (48%) or Hispanic staff (56%).

Belief In COVID-19 Vaccine Data

When requested who folks belief to supply dependable details about the COVID-19 vaccines, folks’s personal medical doctors, together with pediatricians high the record, with 85% of adults saying they belief their private physician “an awesome deal” or “a good quantity.” Equally, 83% of fogeys say they belief their little one’s pediatrician to supply them with dependable details about the COVID-19 vaccines. Majorities of staff belief their employer (77%), insured adults belief their medical health insurance firm (73%), and majorities belief their native public well being division (68%) for this data. About two-thirds belief COVID-19 vaccine data from the CDC (64%) or the FDA (62%) and about half of adults belief their state authorities officers (54%), Dr. Anthony Fauci (53%), and President Joe Biden (49%).

Except their very own employers, there are stark partisan variations in belief with Republicans being much less probably than Democrats to belief every of the opposite sources of COVID-19 vaccine data requested about within the survey. Certainly, Republicans are notably much less probably than their Democratic counterparts to belief federal and institutional sources of knowledge.

The share who says they belief President Biden, the FDA, the CDC, and Dr. Fauci to supply dependable data on COVID-19 vaccines has declined since December 2020. Regardless of some criticism of how the FDA and CDC have dealt with vaccine rollout and messaging, belief amongst Democrats has remained excessive. Nevertheless, amongst Republicans, the share who say they belief the FDA fell from a majority (62%) to about 4 in ten (43%). Equally, the share of Republicans who belief the CDC no less than a good quantity fell from a majority in December (57%) to 4 in ten (41%). The share of Republicans who belief Dr. Fauci for such data fell by roughly half between December 2020 and now, from 47% to 25%. As well as, belief in President Biden, already low amongst Republicans in December when he was President-elect, sank even additional.

The latest downward motion in Republicans’ degree of belief within the CDC and Dr. Fauci on coronavirus is a continuation of a pattern that started earlier within the pandemic. In April 2020, underneath a special Administration, giant shares of each Democrats and Republicans mentioned they’d no less than a good quantity of belief within the CDC and in Dr. Anthony Fauci to supply dependable details about coronavirus usually. By September 2020, the shares of Republicans who mentioned they trusted each fell by greater than 25 proportion factors every. This pattern has continued because the query shifted to ask about sources of knowledge on COVID-19 vaccines.