As federal vaccine coverage modifications, most (59%) adults don’t anticipate to get a COVID-19 vaccine this fall, whereas 4 in 10 (40%) say that they are going to “undoubtedly” or “most likely” get the shot, a brand new KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds.
The teams most certainly to say they are going to “most likely” or “undoubtedly” get the vaccine this fall embody older adults (55%) and Democrats (70%). In distinction, most Republicans say they gained’t get the shot, together with 59% who say they are going to “undoubtedly not” get the vaccine.
Amongst those that plan to get the shot, two-thirds (66%) say they’re involved the vaccine gained’t be out there to them, and the same share of these with insurance coverage (62%) are involved their insurance coverage gained’t cowl the associated fee.
The ballot comes after Well being and Human Companies Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement this spring that the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) would now not suggest the vaccine for wholesome youngsters or pregnant girls, and the CDC subsequently beneficial shared decision-making between mother and father and medical doctors.
The ballot finds that many mother and father of youngsters underneath age 18 are confused and unsure about whether or not COVID-19 vaccines are beneficial for wholesome youngsters this yr.
About half (48%) of oldsters say they don’t know whether or not or not federal businesses suggest wholesome youngsters get the vaccine this fall. Extra say the vaccine shouldn’t be beneficial (31%) than beneficial (21%) for wholesome youngsters.
When requested concerning the affect of the modifications that Secretary Kennedy is making to vaccine coverage, one in 5 (20%) adults nationally say they’re making individuals safer, whereas greater than a 3rd (36%) say they’re making individuals much less secure. Others say that they don’t know sufficient to say (31%) or that the modifications gained’t make a distinction (13%).
Views on the affect of the modifications cut up alongside partisan traces, with Republicans more likely to say the modifications are making individuals safer (41%) than much less secure (9%), and Democrats more likely to say much less secure (62%) than safer (4%). Amongst independents, greater than twice as many say the modifications are making individuals much less secure (41%) than safer (16%). At the very least 1 / 4 of adults throughout partisans say they don’t know sufficient to say how the modifications will affect individuals.
The ballot additionally assesses the general public’s belief and confidence in federal authorities round vaccine points. Findings embody:
- Greater than half of individuals (57%) say they’ve at the very least “a good quantity” of belief within the CDC to supply dependable info on vaccines.
- Fewer than 4 in 10 (37%) say they belief Secretary Kennedy to supply dependable info on vaccines. Republicans (70%) are way more possible than independents (30%) or Democrats (11%) to say they belief Secretary Kennedy to supply dependable vaccine info.
- About half (49%) of the general public says they’ve at the very least some confidence in federal businesses just like the CDC and the Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) to make sure the protection and effectiveness of vaccines, per current findings.
Designed and analyzed by public opinion researchers at KFF, this survey was carried out July 8-14, 2025, on-line and by phone amongst a nationally consultant pattern of 1,283 U.S. adults in English and in Spanish. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3 share factors for the total pattern. For outcomes primarily based on different subgroups, the margin of sampling error could also be larger.
