| A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that the highly transmissible delta variant, overburdened hospitals and knowing someone who has died or become seriously ill from COVID-19 drove recent increases in vaccination.
Among those vaccinated since June 1, 39% said they were motivated by transmission of the delta variant, 38% by the growing burden of COVID-19 on hospitals and 36% by knowing someone who became seriously ill or died.
Thirty-five percent said a major reason was to participate in activities where vaccinations are required, such as traveling.
Nineteen percent said it was because it was mandated by their employer.
Fifteen percent of those newly vaccinated since June said they were motivated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of Pfizer’s vaccine, but this was only cited as the main reason for vaccination by 2% of the studied population. The Pfizer vaccine had previously been available for people 16 and older under emergency use authorization.
The report said 19% of the recently vaccinated said social pressure from family and friends was a major reason for getting vaccinated; 5% said it was the main reason.
The report said those living in areas with high numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths were more likely to say they had been vaccinated since June 1 — nearly a quarter of vaccinated adults surveyed in high-case counties said they were vaccinated after then.
Current data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows 77% of American adults have had at least one dose of vaccine.
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