Study finds 60% of Americans don't know where or when to get a COVID-19 vaccine

>> MY QUESTION IS, WHEN WILL I GET IT. >> WISCONSIN’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT EVERYONE OVER 65 WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE COVID VACCINE LEFT SOME WITH MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. DO YOU KNOW HOW YOU’LL SIGN UP FOR IT? >> NO, I HAVE NO IDEA. >> WE ARE GETTING HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF CALLS. >> JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER GAIL SCOTT SAYS HER STAFF IS ALREADY SIGNING UP PEOPLE OVER 65 WHO LIVE IN THAT COUNTY. >> WE ARE MOVING ON TO THE AGE 65 AND OLDER RIGHT NOW. >> AND HOW SOON MIGHT THOSE PEOPLE EXPECT TO GET THE VACCINE? >> WELL, RIGHT NOW WE’RE LOOKING AT A CLINIC EARLY NEXT WEEK. >> YOU HAD A SYSTEM IN PLACE. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING ON THIS? >> WE STARTED WORKING ON IT RIGHT AWAY. THIS WAS DEVELOPED FOR THE 1A GROUP, SO IT WAS VERY EASY TO KEEP IT GOING NOW FOR THE 65 AND OLDER. >> BUT THE PROCESS VARIES FROM ONE COUNTY TO THE NEXT. AND MILWAUKEE HAS JUST LAUNCHED A NEW VACCINATION INFORMATION SITE. >> IT WAS BUILT IN THE LAST WEEK. YOU WILL RECEIVE A TEXT MESSAGE OR EMAIL AS TO WHEN YOU CAN TAKE THE NEXT STEP. >> WHILE WAUKESHA COUNTY IS TELLING PEOPLE TO WAIT TO HEAR FROM THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ABOUT VACCINATIONS, CAUTIONING THAT IT COULD TAKE WEEKS OR MONTHS. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF HOW YOU’LL GET ACCESS TO THE VACCINE? >> NO, BUT I KNOW THAT I’LL FIGURE IT OUT. PATRICK: KENT, AS MORE COUNTIES EVENUTALLY START REGISTERING PEOPLE ONLINE, HOW WILL PEOPLE OVER 65, WHO DON’T HAVE INTERET ACCESS, GET IN LINE FOR THE VACCINE? >> I CAN TELL YOU HOW IT IS WORKING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. THEY CAN CALL TO GET THEIR NAME ON A LIST, BUT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ASKING PEOPLE ONLY USE THAT AS A LAST RESORT BECAUSE THEY JUST DON’T HAVE THE MANPOWER TO HANDLE ALL THE PHONE CALLS. THEY HAVE THAT ONLINE SYSTEM AND ASK PEOPLE TO USE IT IF THEY CAN. WHILE THEY SAY THEY ARE DOING THAT, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY HOPE ALL COUNTIES CAN

About 6 in 10 Americans don't know when or where to get a coronavirus vaccine, according a survey released Friday from the Kaiser Family Foundation. "The Biden administration has been left with a huge challenge on vaccine administration. Most Americans don't know when or where they can get a vaccine, including older Americans who are already eligible to get a vaccine in a growing number of states," KFF President and CEO Drew Altman said.The report, based on surveys conducted from Jan. 11-18 with 1,563 adults, suggests Americans are experiencing a range of emotions from the vaccine rollout. Half of the people surveyed said they are "frustrated," a third said they felt "confused," and nearly a quarter are "angry."Of the essential workers interviewed that have yet to be inoculated, the survey found that 55% said they have enough information about where to get a vaccine. But 55% do not have enough information regarding the timing of their eligibility.Additionally, 21% of health care workers interviewed who have not been vaccinated said they don't have enough information about when to obtain vaccines.The report finds Black, Hispanic and lower-income adults are among the groups least informed. At least 6 in 10 say they don't have enough information about vaccination locations, and at least two-thirds say that they do not have enough information about when they can get vaccinated.About half (48%) of the public surveyed expects vaccine distribution to "get better" under Biden's administration, while most others expect the situation to "stay about the same" (36%). Relatively few (12%) expect distribution to "get worse," the survey stated.Overall, in spite of the issues with distribution so far, two-thirds of those surveyed remain "optimistic" about vaccinations in the U.S.Respondents were less pleased with the efforts of local officials. Regardless of personal politics, most of the survey participants �� 60% �� rated their state government's performance on vaccines as fair or poor.

About 6 in 10 Americans don't know when or where to get a coronavirus vaccine, according a survey released Friday from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

"The Biden administration has been left with a huge challenge on vaccine administration. Most Americans don't know when or where they can get a vaccine, including older Americans who are already eligible to get a vaccine in a growing number of states," KFF President and CEO Drew Altman said.

The report, conducted from Jan. 11-18 with 1,563 adults, suggests Americans are experiencing a range of emotions from the vaccine rollout. Half of the people surveyed said they are "frustrated," a third said they felt "confused," and nearly a quarter are "angry."

Of the essential workers interviewed that have yet to be inoculated, the survey found that 55% said they have enough information about where to get a vaccine. But 55% do not have enough information regarding the timing of their eligibility.

Additionally, 21% of health care workers interviewed who have not been vaccinated said they don't have enough information about when to obtain vaccines.

The report finds Black, Hispanic and lower-income adults are among the groups least informed. At least 6 in 10 say they don't have enough information about vaccination locations, and at least two-thirds say that they do not have enough information about when they can get vaccinated.

About half (48%) of the public surveyed expects vaccine distribution to "get better" under Biden's administration, while most others expect the situation to "stay about the same" (36%). Relatively few (12%) expect distribution to "get worse," the survey stated.

Overall, in spite of the issues with distribution so far, two-thirds of those surveyed remain "optimistic" about vaccinations in the U.S.

Respondents were less pleased with the efforts of local officials. Regardless of personal politics, most of the survey participants �� 60% �� rated their state government's performance on vaccines as fair or poor.

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Study finds 60% of Americans don't know where or when to get a COVID-19 vaccine

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