Asian Americans most accepting of the COVID19 vaccination

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Vice President Kamala Harris receives the second COVID-19 vaccine.

Asian Americans are the most likely group to seek a vaccination against COVID-19. 

The US Census Bureau released data Wednesday that showed that almost 91% of the Asian Americans surveyed were likely to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when the shots become available. The data showed that 66% of Asan Americans wold "definitely" get the vaccine and 25.4% would "probably" get the shot in the arm.

Whites were. the next group most likely to receive a vaccine with 55.5% would definitely get the shot and 22.9% would probably get the jab when they become available.

Only 47.3% of Hispanics or Latinos would definitely get the vaccine and almost 33% would probably get the shot.

Blacks were the most skeptical or resistant to getting the vaccine. Only 29.6% would definitely get the vaccine and 33.8% would probably get the shot. 

Overall, about 8% of American adults reported they had received a COVID-19 vaccination and around half of adults who haven’t (51%) indicated they would definitely get a vaccine, while an additional 26% said they probably would, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Wednesday.

The latest revision to Phase 3 of the Household Pulse Survey was implemented on Jan. 6, 2021, and included a new series of questions about COVID-19 vaccinations and attitudes toward the vaccines.

Adults who have not been vaccinated are asked if they plan to get a vaccine once available. Respondents who express uncertainty are asked the reason(s) for their reluctance.

These data show:

• About 95% of the estimated 19 million who reported receiving a COVID-19 vaccination said they had received or plan to receive all required doses.
• Around half (51%) of the approximately 226 million adults yet to receive a vaccination said they “definitely” plan to receive it when available (Figure 1).
• An additional 26% of adults yet to be vaccinated reported they would “probably” get a vaccine once available, compared to approximately 14% who said they would “probably not,” and 10% who said they would “definitely not” get vaccinated. Overall, these results indicate that around a quarter of all unvaccinated adults will probably not, or will definitely not, receive a COVID-19 vaccine once one is available to them.