When the coronavirus vaccine first hit the market, demand for the injection soared. Many Americans rushed to the nearest vaccination site to roll up their sleeves and get their shots. Celebrities, political public figures, and others in the limelight eagerly joined the promotional campaign to get more people immunized against COVID-19.
As time passes, however, interest in the coronavirus vaccine is on a decline. Some of the people who went to get their first injection are not returning for the second, final shot.
According to Newsmax, the lowering demand for coronavirus vaccines is causing states to order fewer and fewer batches.
Reviewing the Declining Demand for COVID-19 Vaccines
Nearly six in ten Americans are at least partially immunized against coronavirus. With that in mind, multiple states across the country are seeking fewer and fewer vaccine batches. This comes after a declining number of folks showing up to receive their first or second injections.
Across the nation thus far, hundreds of thousands of existing doses are going to waste. The declining demand for COVID-19 vaccines comes amid the Biden administration’s effort to promote and make easily accessible this immunization.
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: US to begin reallocating COVID vaccine shots from states with lower demand to states with more interest.
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) May 4, 2021
Furthermore, the Biden administration maintains that states which fail to order the allowed vaccines available will forfeit their doses to other states. The specific amount of allotted vaccines to each state depends upon the state’s population numbers.
What’s Causing the Reduced Demand for COVID-19 Vaccines?
Since the inception of the coronavirus vaccine, controversy surrounded it. Many Americans harbored concerns that this vaccine came to market too soon. Others expressed their decisions to observe how others reacted to the vaccine before getting it themselves.
Since the administration of the coronavirus vaccine, reports of blood clots, fainting, anaphylactic shock, and other adverse side effects have surfaced. Meanwhile, the political left is already pushing for mandatory vaccine passports and endorsing the banning or isolation of individuals who are not vaccinated.
A vaccinated person is still at risk of getting Covid (but are likely to have reduced symptoms because of the vaccine). And they can still risk transmitting the virus. So therefore, a vaccine passport makes no sense. It’s authoritarian jiggery-pokery.#NoVaccinePassports
— James Melville 🌸 (@JamesMelville) May 7, 2021
Each of the above factors and more likely play a role in the declining demand for the coronavirus vaccine. Many people have found it of interest that certain folks to receive one of two shots are not going back for the second injection.
What do you think about the declining demand for coronavirus vaccines in the United States? What are your personal views about this vaccine and the way it’s being managed? Let us know down below in the comments section.
