Respondents who get news about the coronavirus via Facebook are less likely to get vaccinated than the average American and than non-Facebook users. Sixty-one percent of those Facebook users said they had been vaccinated, vs. 68 percent of the eligible U.S. population and 71 percent of non-Facebook users. The relationship was stronger for those who said that they had received coronavirus news or information only from Facebook and not from any of the other sources mentioned. Sixteen percent of all respondents fall into this category, and only 47 percent of them report being vaccinated, with 25 percent saying they will not get vaccinated.
I am very critical when it comes to surveys like this one because in my mind that it is not enough just to measure one website like Facebook. However, an agreement can be made that since Facebook is the largest social media platform and probably one of the platforms that is much more vocal on its opinions, I give it a pass. The information presented is well documented and it is interesting to find out that users of Facebook are less likely to get vaccinated and how it correlates to COVID related news of the platform. To me though it is not a surprise. Facebook is a cesspool of fake news right now and I just do not think it is a safe place to gather news on any topic at the moment.