Are You Confident In A COVID-19 Vaccine? Take Ohio Patch's Survey

OHIO — For the better part of 10 months, the entire world has been awaiting the emergence of vaccines that would provide the first major pushback against the coronavirus. Now, with that time upon us, the politicization of the virus — as well as a strengthening anti-vaccine movement — means not everyone is clamoring for it.

The state will begin phase one of vaccine distribution on approximately Dec. 15. Gov. Mike DeWine said the goal is to protect the most-vulnerable people as quickly as possible. The second goal is to slow the spread of the virus and create a safer environment for health care workers.

While the number of doses each state will receive initially are fluid, DeWine expects Pfizer will send 9,750 vaccines to Ohio hospitals and 88,725 to Walgreens and CVS pharmacies, for distribution to congregate care settings, on approximately Dec. 15.

On Dec. 22, 201,000 COVID-19 vaccines will be shipped from Moderna to Ohio hospitals and health departments. On that same day, Pfizer is tentatively set to send 123,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Ohio.

A few days later, Pfizer will send 140,000 COVID-19 vaccines and Moderna will send 89,000. The second and third shipments from Pfizer have not yet been confirmed.

Patch wants to know: How do you feel about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines? Do you plan on taking one as soon as possible? Has the politicization of the vaccine and virus impacted your feelings on it?

The survey will close later this week, and then we'll post results. The survey is not meant to be a scientific poll, with random sampling and margins of error, but is meant only to gauge the sentiments of our readers in an informal way.