Higher percentages of women than men are getting vaccinated in t he U.S..

Women turning out more than men for COVID-19 vaccines Women across the country are turning out more than men to get their COVID-19 vaccine, suggesting women are overcoming any potential hesitancy surrounding immunization in greater numbers than men. Justine Coleman TheHill

Women across the country are turning out more than men to get their COVID-19 vaccine, suggesting women are overcoming any potential hesitancy surrounding immunization in greater numbers than men.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that more than 65 million American women, or 54.3 percent, have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. Women make up 50.8 percent of the U.S. population. 

In the meantime, almost 55 million men, or 45.7 percent, have received at least one dose.

The trend is relatively consistent across states, as last week, Kaiser Health News reported that the 38 states, and Washington, D.C., that break down vaccinations by gender all showed that more women received the shot than men. 

The data implies that women are surmounting any concerns about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, even as women are more likely to report minor side effects as well as the incredibly rare major side effects, such as the cases of blood clots that halted the Johnson & Johnson vaccinations.

Side effects that are considered minor but may cause concern to individuals include fatigue, sore arm, low-grade fever, as well as additionally reported rare lymph node swelling, which in some cases has caused “false positives” in breast cancer mammograms.

"[V]axes have side effects and it's ok. Let's remember transparency in medicine is better than gaslighting if the goal is reducing vax hesitancy," Kathryn Clancy, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois, wrote on Twitter this week after launching a survey of women's possible responses to the vaccine.  

Women’s higher turnout for vaccinations could be attributed to several different factors, according to experts, including their traditional role as a caretaker leading many to be on top of vaccination appointments in order to make them for family members.  ...