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. 2021 Jun 15;325(23):2397-2399.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.8246.

Public Trust and Willingness to Vaccinate Against COVID-19 in the US From October 14, 2020, to March 29, 2021

Michael Daly  1 , Andrew Jones  2 , Eric Robinson  3
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Public Trust and Willingness to Vaccinate Against COVID-19 in the US From October 14, 2020, to March 29, 2021

Michael Daly et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This online survey study of US adults characterizes trends in coronavirus vaccine hesitancy and public trust in vaccination before and after COVID-19 vaccine availability in the US.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Robinson reported receiving funding from the American Beverage Association and Unilever for projects unrelated to the present research. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Changes in COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Public Trust in Vaccination Across 7 Waves of the Understanding America Study Conducted Between October 14, 2020, and March 29, 2021
Based on an analysis of 42 154 observations on 7420 participants; error bars indicate 95% CIs. Vaccine hesitancy is defined as being unsure or somewhat or very unlikely to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Public trust in vaccination ranges from 0 (do not trust development/approval processes) to 6 (fully trust processes). Details of survey date ranges are provided in the Supplement.
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