Many unvaccinated adults believe the coronavirus vaccine is a greater risk to their health than the COVID-19 disease itself, a poll has found.
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a poll on Wednesday that revealed over half of unvaccinated adults, 53 percent, believe getting the vaccine is more dangerous than contracting coronavirus.
In contrast, 88 percent of vaccinated adults said getting infected with COVID-19 is a bigger risk to health than the vaccine.
Unvaccinated adults, especially those who said they will “definitely not” get a vaccine, were less concerned with the contagious Delta variant and were less confident in the effectiveness of Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, the study found.
Los Angeles County continues to experience its latest surge of COVID-19 cases. County Public Health reported 3,734 new cases on Wednesday. The health agency also confirmed the death of 16 people, including one child under the age of 12.
Many unvaccinated individuals reportedly believed that the news media had over-exaggerated the seriousness of the pandemic.
County officials have urged residents to get vaccinated with many saying it is the only way out of the pandemic. According to Moderna, new data shows its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine remains 93 percent effective against symptomatic illness after six months.
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