Nearly 60 Percent of Americans in Heartland States Won’t Get COVID Vaccine Booster: Poll

The findings from the traditional Midwestern states plus 10 surrounding states are significantly higher than the national average of 51 percent.

A woman receives a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Johanna Geron/Reuters

Fifty-seven percent of residents in the 22 American Heartland states report they won’t get the new COVID-19 vaccine this year. The findings from the traditional Midwestern states plus 10 surrounding states are significantly higher than the national average of 51 percent, according to Emerson College Polling.

The study was conducted by the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH), Emerson Polling’s long-time partner in health surveying.

Poll Results

To gather the information, Emerson College Polling conducted surveys of residents in the 22 Heartland states from Oct. 1 through Oct. 4. Surveyors also conducted a national survey by phone on Oct. 16 and Oct. 17. The sample sizes varied by state, surveyors noted.