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A new AP-NORC poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 shots when their turn comes as states gird for months of mass vaccinations.

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AP-NORC poll: About a quarter of U.S. adults aren’t sure if they want to get COVID-19 shots. Roughly another quarter say they won’t, and for most, their minds are made up.

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The AP-NORC poll finds only about 3 in 10 Americans are very or extremely confident that a COVID-19 vaccine, when available, will have been properly tested for safety and effectiveness. Another 4 in 10 are somewhat confident.

@AP Health experts say it’s not surprising that people have doubts because it will take time for the COVID-19 vaccines’ study results to become widely known.

COVID-19 has left Black, Hispanic and Native Americans hospitalized or killed at far higher rates than white Americans. Yet the poll finds just 24% of Black Americans and 34% of Hispanics say they will get vaccinated.

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