Monmouth University recently released results of a telephone poll conducted from January 21 to 24, 2021, with 809 adults in the United States. The poll covers several recent results, but the results around COVID-19 vaccines are concerning.
Monmouth pollsters asked people,
Thinking about the Covid vaccine, do you plan to get the vaccine as soon as you are allowed, will you let other people get it first to see how it goes, or is it likely you will never get the vaccine if you can avoid it?
| As soon as allowed | 50% |
| See how it goes | 19% |
| Likely will never get vaccine | 24% |
| Already got it | 6% |
| Don't know | 2% |
Resistance to COVID-19 vaccination appears to be driven by partisanship. According to Monmouth,
Democrats are most eager to get the vaccine as soon as possible (72% when combined with those who already got the vaccine) – much more so than independents (51%) and Republicans (39%). More than 4 in 10 Republicans (42%) say they will avoid ever getting the vaccine if they can, which is significantly higher than the number of independents (25%) and Democrats (10%) who feel the same.