Table 1.
Information sources i.e., mainstream media, social media, and interpersonal sources and percentage of participants who reported to have received information about COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine from these sources.
| Information Sources | Percent |
|---|---|
| Mainstream Media* | |
| CNN Fox News MSNBC One America News Some other cable news channels Newsmax Telemundo or Univision |
30 23 21 11 8 6 1 |
| Social Media* | |
| Facebook YouTube Some other social media sites or app TikTok |
38 18 14 12 9 5 3 2 |
| Interpersonal Sources** | |
| A doctor, nurse, or other health care provider A pharmacist A religious leader Family or friends Centers for Disease Control and Prevention State or local public health department |
79 44 17 48 60 58 |
N = 1563, January 2021, SSRS.
*Percentage of participants who responded yes in response to “In the past two weeks, did you get information about the COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine from … or not?”
**Percentage of participant who responded very likely or somewhat in response to “When deciding whether to get a COVID-19 vaccine, how likely are you to turn to … for information?”