Unvaccinated adults still also largely believe the news media have exaggerated the severity of the pandemic, and are less likely than vaccinated adults to wear a mask in public, according to the ongoing Kaiser Family Foundation survey. About 14% of those surveyed say they will "definitely not" get vaccinated -- the same proportion as in December. "Among those who say they will 'definitely not' get a vaccine, 75% say the news is exaggerated. The sharply different views of the vaccinated and unvaccinated help to explain the contentiousness of ongoing policy debates about vaccine mandates," KFF said in its report. Only 23% of adults who have yet to get vaccinated say they believe vaccines are very or extremely effective at preventing death -- despite strong evidence that they are.

Source: CNN August 04, 2021 10:07 UTC