Poll: Majority of adults support company-government partnerships to distribute coronavirus vaccines to employees

Morning Consult conducted the poll for the International Dairy Foods Association.

IDFA coronavirus vaccine poll — Almost three-quarters of poll respondents across political affiliations and age groups said they support companies and employers partnering with public health agencies at local and state levels to aid in the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine to employees.

In a Morning Consult poll conducted Dec. 4-7 for the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) among a national sample of 2,200 adults, 71% of respondents across political affiliations and age groups said they support companies and employers partnering with public health agencies at local and state levels to aid in the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine to employees. The same poll found that more than four in five adults believe food workers — manufacturing, retail and farm workers, among others — should be made a priority when it comes to being among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine, Washington, D.C.-based IDFA said.

The Morning Consult interviews were conducted online. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points, IDFA noted.

Key findings from the survey, IDFA said, include:

More than four in five adults agree that grocery store workers (89%), farm workers (85%) and agricultural and food production (86%) workers are essential workers.
Seven in 10 adults (71%) support companies and employers partnering with public health agencies at local and state levels to aid in the distribution of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine to employees.
A bipartisan majority of adults support private companies and employers partnering with public health agencies at local and state levels to aid in the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine to employees.
More than four in five adults believe grocery store workers (90%), agriculture and food production workers (85%) and farm workers (82%) should be made a priority when it comes to being among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine
More than four in five Democrats, independents and Republicans polled believe food and agriculture production workers should be made a priority when it comes to being among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Almost two-thirds of adults (65%) report they are likely to get the coronavirus vaccine, while a third (35%) report they are unlikely to.
While a majority of adults report they are likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, Democrats and older adults are the most likely to report they are likely to get the vaccine.

The full survey findings and graphical presentations of data may be found at www.idfa.org/vaccinesurvey.