Covid-19 vaccination rates in the U.S. have picked up, particularly in states hit hard by recent surges in cases
The Pfizer vaccine was first cleared by regulators in December on an emergency-use basis for people 16 years and older, and in May it was authorized for. On Monday, it became the first Covid-19 vaccine to gain full FDA approval for those 16 years and older.
In June, before the Pfizer announcement, a third of unvaccinated adults said they would be more likely to get the shot if one of the vaccines had full approval from the FDA, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey of 1,888 adults, including 572 who hadn’t been vaccinated. The finding may be more of a proxy for general safety concerns, the foundation said.
News of variants such as Delta spreading in the U.S. has made about one in five unvaccinated adults more likely to get vaccinated, according to a July Kaiser survey. But in the three months leading up to the Pfizer announcement, the survey showed relatively little change in people’s vaccination plans, with 14% of U.S. adults planning to definitely not get a vaccine and about one in 10 planning to “wait and see” how the vaccine works for other people before getting vaccinated.
Vaccination requirements have been accelerating despite some public resistance and efforts by some states . The FDA’s full approval for the Pfizer vaccine was seen by health officials as a key step to convince hesitant individuals to get the shot and encourage employers to mandate it.
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