Most of the US Democrats have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while among Republicans that number drops to less than half, a new poll by The Washington Post and ABC News showed.
The poll, released Sunday, showed that 86% of Democrats have received at least one shot, and just 6% say they are unlikely to get vaccinated. Meanwhile, 45% of Republicans have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 47% say they are unlikely to get vaccinated, while four in ten say they "definitely" will not vaccinate.
Among independents, 22% say they definitely will not vaccinate against COVID-19, while 54% say they have received at least one dose and 11% say they are likely to vaccinate.
The poll also showed that 60% of those who are unvaccinated believe US officials are exaggerating the risks presented by the Delta coronavirus variant.
So far, 66.8% of US adults have been vaccinated, close to US President Joe Biden's goal of 70%; 54.6% have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
At the same time, over 600,000 people have died of coronavirus around the US.