AMA: 96% Of Doctors Are Vaccinated Against Covid-19
The American Medical Association says 96 percent of “practicing physicians” have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, the nation’s largest doctor group said Friday.
The AMA said its survey of practicing doctors showed “no significant difference in vaccination rates across regions. “Of the physicians who are not yet vaccinated, an additional 45 percent do plan to get vaccinated,” the AMA said in a statement accompanying its poll results.
The AMA’s policy-making House of Delegates, which meets this weekend, said the survey was conducted last week. The AMA said the vaccination rate its analysis showed was a far greater improvement, or an increase of more than 20% for physicians compared to a May 2021
Medscape poll.
Such a survey of doctors is important in vaccinating the rest of the U.S. because Americans look to physicians as trusted messengers. Often, doctors are used in public service campaigns and in community group meetings to speak to people who might be considered hesitant about getting vaccinated.