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Originally Posted by EdFNJ

Did you ACTUALLY READ the article you linked ?? Actually what Gottlieb in the article you quote said was: [He was] "basing his forecast on the number of U.S. adults who received a flu shot this past year." That was not a poll on how many want the vaccine but an "estimate" based on flu shots taken.

Here is one POLL that says Nearly Half of American Adults Now Want the Covid Vaccine — ASAP : Poll: Nearly Half of American Adults Now Want the Covid Vaccine — ASAP | Kaiser Health News

And another POLL: Nearly half of all Americans want to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they can, a new poll suggests. That percentage is even higher among those who know someone who has already been vaccinated. Poll: Nearly Half of Americans Want COVID Vaccine ASAP

And another POLL: Intent to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Rises to 60% as Confidence in Research and Development Process Increases. Still about two-in-ten ‘pretty certain’ they won’t get vaccine – even when there’s more information. Intent to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Rises to 60% as Confidence in Research and Development Process Increases | Pew Research Center

And another POLL: Around half (51%) of the approximately 226 million adults yet to receive a vaccination said they “definitely” plan to receive it when available. Around Half of Unvaccinated Americans Indicate They Will “Definitely” Get COVID-19 Vaccine

And another POLL: Share of Americans Who Want Covid Vaccine Growing, Poll Finds. Almost half of 1,563 adults surveyed expressed enthusiasm for getting the vaccine, up from 34% last month, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ing-poll-finds

And dozens more ............... Google is your friend.

Before the vaccines were reviewed and received an EUA, a large percentage of the population, including health care workers, were reluctant to receive the vaccine.

Over 90% of the physicians at the hospital I work have elected to receive the 2 vaccine series now that it is available and the initial data reviewed.

Again, everything in life involves risks. Evaluate the vaccine and make the decision about whether to receive it. But, also recognize the risks of not receiving it.

My colleagues, and myself, overwhelmingly have decided the risk/benefit favors receiving the vaccine.

No one is forced to receive the vaccine. Decline if you wish. Others are waiting in line to receive it.

If you decline, hopefully you stay well. If not, those of us that are healthy will provide to the best care possible.