About 46 percent of interviewees think the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is very or somewhat safe, compared with more than 7 in 10 for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, according to a poll.
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Xinhua) — Fewer than half of Americans considered the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as safe and barely more than a fifth of those not yet vaccinated would be willing to take the vaccine, according to a latest poll of ABC News/Washington Post.
About 46 percent of interviewees think the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is very or somewhat safe, compared with more than 7 in 10 for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, according to the poll results released on Monday.
About 73 percent of those not yet vaccinated said they were unwilling to receive Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot.
Vaccine hesitancy in the United States remains substantial, according to the poll. Nearly 1 in 4 Americans, 24 percent, are disinclined to get any of the coronavirus vaccines.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined to lift the pause regarding the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine last Friday, allowing its resumed use for adults.
The two agencies said the decision was made following a thorough safety review, including two meetings of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
The pause was recommended on April 13 after reports of six cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals following administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
