In the U.S., 72 percent adults claim that they are at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19. The surge of Delta variant is being cited as a reason for this urgency according to a survey.

The rates among the Hispanic community that was considered to be among the hesitant groups, has shown an increase from rising 12 percentage points to 73 percent in September. Other racial groups have also shown improvement according to the survey.

These are results according to the latest monthly survey on vaccine attitudes by the Kaiser Family Foundation. (https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/press-release/surging-delta-variant-cases-hospitalizations-and-deaths-are-biggest-drivers-of-recent-uptick-in-u-s-covid-19-vaccination-rates/)

People cited vaccine mandate by their employer (19%) as the reason for getting vaccinated. Adults who got vaccinated since June 1 said that the increase in the number of Covid cases because of the Delta variant (39%) was the major reason. The reports of hospitals running out of beds, people knowing somebody dying of the coronavirus have all played a role in forcing people to get vaccinated. (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/delta-variant-fears-hospitals-filling-drove-recent-uptick-vaccination-rate-n1280234)

While a small percent of the people (two percent) said that they plan to get the vaccine as “soon as possible,” seven percent want to still “wait and see.” But there are still a chunk of people who have said that they will “definitely not” get the vaccine. Their numbers stand at 12 percent.

Among those not vaccinated or not planning to get vaccinated, booster shots have convinced them that vaccines are not working, while those vaccinated view them as scientists working to improve the vaccine.

More and more people are getting vaccinated is evident from other sources too. For instance, the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that around 77 percent of the adult population in the United States with at least one shot. (https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home)

What the Kaiser Family Foundation survey also proves is that inducements by the state administrations with lotteries, bonds, free beers and meals etc didn’t probably convince as many people to get vaccinated as the danger of the Delta variant engulfing their lives.

Read more:

The fear of the Delta variant:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/28/health/covid-delta-variant-vaccines-survey.html

What you need to know about the Delta variant:
https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/what-you-need-know-about-delta-variant