According to “Business Insider," 1 in 8 Nurses are Unvaccinated or Don’t Plan to Get a COVID “Vaccine." 25% Don’t Trust the Safety and Effectiveness of the Vaccines

According to Business Insider: As coronavirus hospitalizations surge again because of the Delta variant, America’s hospitals are dealing with another obstacle: One in eight nurses hasn’t gotten a COVID-19 vaccine or doesn’t plan to get one, a new survey found, potentially squeezing the already low supply of health workers.

The American Nurses Association surveyed nearly 5,000 nurses across the US in order to learn more about the questions and concerns they had about the vaccine. Twenty-five% of the nurses surveyed said they didn’t trust or were unsure that the coronavirus vaccines available were safe and effective. Out of those who didn’t intend to get vaccinated, 84% said there was not enough information about the long-term effects of the vaccine. [MORE]

Most of the nurses surveyed were hospital workers in medium to large hospitals with 100 to over 1,000 beds, and 71% provided direct care to patients at the facilities.