Table 3.
Reasons for not getting the COVID–19 vaccine among the unvaccinated, Unweighted (September–October 2021).
| Why would you not get a COVID–19 vaccine? | % | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| I am concerned about side effects of the COVID–19 vaccine | 48.6% | (38.9–58.4%) |
| I don't trust COVID–19 vaccines. | 32.1% | (23.5–41.7%) |
| Does not know if a COVID–19 vaccine will work. | 17.4% | (10.8–25.9%) |
| I don't think I need a COVID–19 vaccine. | 16.5% | (10.1–24.8%) |
| I want to wait to see if it is safe and maybe get vaccinated later. | 9.2% | (4.5–16.2%) |
| Other reason | 9.2% | (4.5–16.2%) |
| I don't like vaccines | 7.3% | (3.2–14.0%) |
| I do not trust the government | 5.5% | (2.0–11.6%) |
| Because of my religious beliefs. | 3.7% | (1.0–9.1%) |
| I don't trust the COVID–19 vaccine being offered. | 2.8% | (0.6–7.8%) |
| I have heard negative information about vaccines in the media. | 2.8% | (0.6–7.8%) |
| My doctor has not recommended that I get the COVID–19 vaccine. | 1.8% | (0.2–6.5%) |
| Does not know | 1.8% | (0.2–6.5%) |
| N | 109 |
Note: Question asked only to unvaccinated people who said they would probably not or definitely not get vaccinated if the vaccine was available for them. Multiple responses were allowed. For option Other, people could specify an open-ended response. Open-ended responses were manually codified into the different categories when possible. Otherwise, they were coded as “Other reason”.