BY JASON COHEN
The Think Tank at The
Thinkubator and The Bronx
Community Foundation conducted
a survey in February
of New York City residents on
the COVID-19 vaccine.
The goal was to better understand
respondents’ knowledge
of the vaccine, where
they received their information
from, whether they would
take the vaccine or not and
reasons for their decisions regarding
the vaccine. The results
revealed that 59% of residents
will take the vaccine.
Other fi ndings:
57% of respondents had a
positive position on the vaccine
and have signifi cant information
to make a decision
about taking the vaccine while
15% had a negative view of the
vaccine.
58% report learning about
the COVID-19 vaccine from the
news while 18% indicated that
social media is where they’ve
learned about the vaccine.
26% indicated that they
would not take the vaccine
even if required by their employer
to work while 65% indicated
that if their employer
required the vaccination to
physically attend work that
they would take the vaccine.
When asked what factors
are infl uencing your decision
on whether you will take the
vaccine or not? Respondents
indicated
46% family
28% friends
37% medical professional
25% history of vaccinations
36% COVID-19 infection
and death rates
When asked what concerns
did respondents have? 31%
said the potential side effects
of the vaccine, while 24% did
not have any concerns,
Results for Bronx residents
reveal the following:
35% have a neutral opinion
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of the COVID-19 vaccine.
54% believe they have
enough information about
the vaccine to make an informed
decision.
60% learned about the vaccine
from the news.
46.2% stated that they will
take the COVID-19 vaccine.
A large portion of Bronxites
stated that family and
the COVID-19 infection and
death rates are infl uencing
their decisions about the vaccine.
“The results are interesting
when comparing and contrasting
the Bronx to the rest
of New York City residents,”
said Dr. Edward Summers,
president and CEO of The
Thinkubator. “The Bronx
residents have a higher hestiatation
rate when asked
whether they will take the
vaccine or not. Roughly, 13%
fewer Bronxites will take the
vaccine compared to nearly
60% of New York City residents.
This indicates that
we need to continue to think
about ways to provide factual
information to Bronxites.”
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