The COVID-19 vaccine rollout : how the current vaccine environment could impact uptake among adults ages 50 and older Insight on the issues (AARP Public Policy Institute) McSpadden, James, author. Carter, Elizabeth, author. Dean, Olivia, author. Aged COVID-19 Vaccines Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care (1) Attitudes about and access to COVID-19 vaccines influence vaccination behavior. (2) Prior to COVID-19 vaccine rollout, more than half of adults ages 50 and older who indicated being unlikely to get a COVID-19 vaccine reported concerns about the vaccine's safety or efficacy. (3) Among this group, Black and Hispanic respondents were more likely than White respondents to identify such concerns. (4) Despite strong early vaccination rates among older adults, access barriers, such as vaccination sites not matching older adults' preferred vaccination settings, could limit uptake of COVID-19 vaccination if not addressed. Washington, DC : AARP Public Policy Institute, April 2021 AARP (Organization), issuing body. Public Policy Institute (AARP (Organization)), issuing body. Technical Report Text Illustrations 1 online resource (1 PDF file (9 pages)) nlm:nlmuid-9918316782606676-pdf 9918316782606676 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918316782606676 English United States Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0