Our new national survey produced for the COVID Collaborative finds that Americans’ actions or intentions to get vaccinated against the coronavirus held steady from January into March, marking the need for continued public awareness efforts in support of the accelerating vaccine rollout.

So far, people who want a shot are signing up – but those who’ve been hesitant, remain so. The study finds that while vaccinations rose by 14 percentage points since January, the share of Americans who intend to get vaccinated fell by 13 points, leaving actual or intended uptake steady at about seven in 10 adults.

The survey shows broad demographic and attitudinal disparities in vaccinations and uptake intentions, as well as a high level of Americans adopting a “wait and see” approach. It finds that information on the vaccines’ safety and effectiveness and on its development and testing may be most persuasive in encouraging people not to wait, along with advice from their regular healthcare provider.

The survey follows on a previous national study, also produced for the COVID Collaborative by Langer Research, that examined the strongest independent predictors of intention to get vaccinated. Chief among them are trust in the vaccines’ safety and effectiveness, the understanding that people close to you want you to get vaccinated, recognition of a community responsibility in getting vaccinated and worry about becoming infected.

See the full report here and a separate summary of attitudes among college community members here. The survey questionnaire, crosstabs and dataset have been donated to the SEAN COVID-19 Survey Archive, produced by Langer Research in support of the National Academies of Sciences’ Societal Experts Action Network, a group of social science experts convened to support pandemic response efforts.