Just over half of Americans would definitely get vaccinated against the coronavirus, a new survey found

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• Only half of Americans (55%) say they would get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, if and when a vaccine becomes available, according to a new YouGov survey.
• Another 26% said they were unsure about getting innoculated, while one in five said that they not get vaccinated at all.
• The poll comes at a time where more than 100 potential coronavirus vaccines in development and health experts are emphasizing that a vaccine will be needed to return life to normal.
• The sentiments echo another more recent survey by Reuters, which shows that a quarter of Americans have little or no interest in taking a vaccine.
• Some participants however have said that their opinion might change, if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or scientific studies proved that the vaccine was safe to take.
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While health experts say a vaccine to prevent further coronavirus infection is needed to return life to normal, just over half of Americans say they would get vaccinated against the disease, a new poll found.

According to the survey, conducted by YouGov and Yahoo News, 55% of Americans said they will get vaccinated for the virus "if and when a coronavirus vaccine becomes available."

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