First Comprehensive Survey of U.S. Healthcare Workers Finds 15% of Those Offered COVID Vaccine Refuse to Take It

WASHINGTON, January 15, 2021— A troubling number (15%) of healthcare workers who have been offered an approved COVID-19 vaccine refuse to take it, according to the first vaccine hesitancy survey of healthcare workers in the United States, conducted by Surgo Ventures.

According to the survey, which was administered December 17-30, 2020, 15% of healthcare workers offered the vaccine refuse to take it. The most common reason cited for their reluctance was a lack of evidence of the vaccines’ effectiveness and safety (31% cited this as the primary reason); personal safety concerns (24%); and worrying that the vaccine approval process has been rushed (16%).