Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine refusal among younger U.S. adults, Mar-May 2021
As of May 2021, over half of adults aged 18-39 who said they probably or definitely will not get a COVID-19 vaccination said it was because they were concerned about possible side effects. Moreover, 57 percent also said it was because they do not trust COVID-19 vaccines.
This statistic depicts the percentage of adults 18-39 years who gave select reasons for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States from March-May 2021, by vaccination intent.