Over One Third Of Americans Continue To Express Mistrust In Science Behind COVID-19 Vaccines, Study Suggests

November 07, 2024

HealthDay (11/6, Thompson) reports, “More than a third of Americans continue to express mistrust in the science behind COVID vaccines, a new study finds.” Researchers found that “this level of mistrust has remained relatively consistent, expressed by 36% of people in 2021, 33% in 2022 and 36% in 2023.” Study results showed that “people who lost a family member or close friend to COVID were significantly more likely to trust vaccine science and accept vaccination.” The findings were published in Vaccine: X.