UCLA Survey: Majority Of Nurses Wish To Delay COVID-19 Vaccination CBS Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) A number of Southern California healthcare workers have reservations about the COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, according to a new survey from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
Two-thirds of the health workers that we surveyed wished to delay vaccination or not get vaccinated, Dr. Anne Rimoin, the senior author of the study, said Monday.
She said the survey collected data from about 600 workers between mid-September and the end of October.
The union that represents UCLA nurses, along with many others, said its members were not against vaccinations on the whole, with more than 90% getting annual flu shots.
What we ve been demanding all along is safety and efficacy must be the primary considerations for the deployment of any vaccine, Michelle Mahon, a nursing practice representative with National Nurses United, said.