A poll conducted by "Reuters Ipsos" showed that American women are more concerned than men in their country about receiving vaccines to prevent the novel coronavirus.
The deadly virus poses a potential challenge to people's immunization efforts, as women usually make most decisions related to health care for their families.
The poll, conducted at the level of various states of the United States of America (USA) during the period from December 2 to 8, revealed that 35 percent of women show no interest or any interest at all in getting a vaccine, an increase of nine points from a similar survey conducted in May at a time when vaccinations still in development.
About 55 percent of the participants expressed a great or somewhat interest in getting the vaccine, down by six points from the previous poll, while 68 percent of men said they would receive the vaccination, a percentage that has not changed since May.
Overall, 61 percent of Americans said in this month's poll that they were open to receiving the vaccine, down four points from the previous poll, and the percentage of those willing to vaccinate their children fell to 53 percent, compared to 62 percent in May.
Johns Hopkins University said that the total number of new cases of the new Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the USA rose to at least 15 million 413 thousand and 913 cases.
The university indicated that the number of deaths due to infection with the virus in the American states has reached 289,970 people so far.
So far, Johns Hopkins has recorded 27,351 cases of the virus and 597 deaths.
However, US and Canadian officials said today, Friday, that the United States' land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least January 21, as Coronavirus cases rise to record numbers across the country.
The decision means that it is up to President-elect Joe Biden's administration to decide when to lift restrictions that were first imposed in March to limit the spread of the virus.
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