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A strong majority of the public said they will get the coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available — however, a political divide remains between those who will get the vaccine and who will not.
A recent poll from ABC/
Ipsos found that more than 90% of respondents agree the vaccine should be given to healthcare workers first. More than 80% said that first responders, the elderly, and people with preexisting conditions should be allowed to get the vaccine before it's available to the general public.
When it comes to the vaccine's availability to the general public, more respondents said they wanted to wait before getting it themselves. Two in 5 respondents said that they would get the vaccine as soon as they were able to, and 44% said they will wait. Elderly respondents were more likely to say they would get the vaccine immediately, at 57%.