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Exhibit 58. Concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine
Notes: Top three concerns about adults and children and teens getting the COVID-19 vaccine shaded in blue. As
community members cited medical conditions and believing the vaccine to be unnecessary since they had
COVID-19 as equal concerns for adults receiving the vaccine, four concerns have been shaded in blue for adults.
Concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine presented as a percentage (%).
Percentage of Responses
Adults (18+) Children and Teens (5-17)
Topic
(%) (%)
Do Not Believe in Vaccines in General 0.0 0.0
Fear of Needles 4.4 5.9
Worried it Will be Harmful or Have Side Effects 82.6 82.4
Not Knowing Which Vaccine is Best 4.4 5.9
Not Concerned About COVID-19 So Do Not Need a 21.7 2.9
Shot
Not Necessary Since They Had COVID-19 34.8 20.6
Worried about Possible Costs 0.0 2.9
Unclear How to Get the Shot / Difficult Accessing 4.4 8.8
Religious Objections 17.4 2.9
Medical Condition 34.8 8.8
Other 78.3 50.0
Total Number of Responses 23 68
Pandemic effects on family: Lastly, respondents were asked to rank how the pandemic has affected their family’s
physical health, emotional health, and finances since February 2020. Response options were better, worse, or no change.
The results of this question are shown in Exhibit 59. The majority of responses indicated their family’s emotional health
had worsened as a result of the pandemic, while most reported no change in their family’s physical health or finances due
to the pandemic. For emotional health the second highest response was no change, while the second highest response
for physical health and finances was worse.
Exhibit 59. Pandemic effects on family
Notes: Highest response to the pandemic’s effect on families’ physical, emotional, and financial
heath shaded in blue.
Physical, emotional, and financial effects of the pandemic presented as a percentage (%).
Percentage of Responses
Physical Health Emotional Health Finances
Rank
(%) (%) (%)
Better 2.2 4.4 7.5
Worse 15.6 48.9 27.5
No change 82.2 46.7 65.0
Total Number of Responses 45 45 45
Demographic Profile of James City County Community Health Survey Respondents:
Presented below is a demographic profile of the James City County community resident survey respondents.
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