A third of Louisianians have no intention of getting vaccine, survey finds [View all]

A third of Louisianians have no intention of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them, while 17 percent have already received the COVID-19 vaccine and another 41 percent said they plan on getting it, according to the latest report of the Louisiana Survey.

Michael Henderson, director of LSU’s Public Policy Research Center, said what surprised him most about the survey respondent’s’ vaccine hesitancy were the demographics. Henderson said there were concerns that “because of the racial history in the United States with respect to medical health and public health, there may be some skepticism — particularly among Black Americans — about getting vaccinated.”

However, more Black Louisianians (67 percent) than White Louisianians (57 percent) reported they would get the vaccine once it became available to them. And the survey found that White Republicans were the most likely to say that they have not yet received a vaccine and they don’t intend to, which Henderson said was due to the “politicization of everything associated with the pandemic over the past year.”

In fact, just 18 percent of Black Louisianians said they don’t intend to get the vaccine while 35 percent of White Louisianians said they wouldn’t get it.

Read more: https://lailluminator.com/2021/04/02/a-third-of-louisianians-have-no-intention-of-getting-vaccine-survey-finds/