Asian Americans Lead in Intent to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations

A friend of mine had posted about this recent Pew Research report on ‘Intent to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Rises to 60% as Confidence in Research and Development Process Increases.‘  It surprised me that Asians are currently more likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine than any other demographic group, but I imagine this is the case that Asians have the overall highest education of any demographic group as well as income, which also correlates with high intent to get a vaccine.  Also, many doctors, nurses, and other medical workers are Asian American and have felt the effects of the virus and associated racism.

I personally plan on getting the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, although medical personal and nursing home residents have priority for the first available vaccines in my area. I just got my flu shot the other day. So hopefully, I won’t be catching COVID-19 or the flu anytime soon!

About John

I'm a Taiwanese-American and was born & raised in Western Massachusetts, went to college in upstate New York, worked in Connecticut, went to grad school in North Carolina and then moved out to the Bay Area in 1999 and have been living here ever since - love the weather and almost everything about the area (except the high cost of housing...)
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