National news media most efficient for vaccine information
There are distinct differences in vaccination rates based on where people turned most for news about the Covid-19 pandemic. Citizens who relied on national news outlets and public health organisations for early information about the pandemic are the most highly vaccinated adults. Those who relied most on at that time president Donald Trump and personal contacts are less likely to have been vaccinated, according to a US survey by the Pew Research Center.
The most highly vaccinated groups are adults who in April 2020 said they relied most on national news outlets and public health organizations and officials; 83% and 82%, respectively, say they have gotten at least one shot. 78% of those who relied most on international news outlets, state and local elected officials (76%) and local news outlets (72%) also have received at least one dose of a vaccine.
59% of those who relied most on Trump say they have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while 38% say they have not received a vaccine.
“Americans who relied most on former President Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus task force for COVID-19 news in the early days of the pandemic are now among those least likely to have been vaccinated against the virus, the Pew said. The survey is based on interviews about favoured source of covid information in April 2020 and asking the same persons about vaccinations in August 2021.
“Those who said they rely most on personal and community networks such as family and friends, local newsletters or Listservs, or online forums for pandemic news have virtually the same vaccination rate as the Trump group: 58% say they have taken at least one shot and 38% have not had any vaccine doses.”
“Those who relied most on Trump and his task force for COVID-19 news stood out in several ways demographically from those who relied most on other sources. About seven-in-ten (72%) are at least 50 years old, including nearly four-in-ten (39%) who are at least age 65. The next oldest group trailed the Trump group by a large margin, with 51% of those who relied on national news outlets being at least 50 years old, the survey shows.
“Those who relied most on Trump are most likely to be White and least likely to be Black or Hispanic. Just 3% of this group are Black and 8% are Hispanic Americans, while 83% are White. No other group is more than 72% White.”
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