High vaccine hesitancy creates new challenge for those encouraging vaccination

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients appeared on ABC's "This Week" and repeated a call for people to get vaccinated amid high vaccine hesitancy.

The lead White House COVID-19 response coordinator acknowledged Sunday that younger Americans feel less vulnerable to COVID-19, making them less likely to get vaccinated. "Younger people, particularly those in their 20s, have felt less vulnerable to the disease and, therefore, less eager to get shots. They were made eligible later so they have not been eligible as long and we continue to see hundreds of thousands of young people vaccinated each week," Jeff Zients told ABC "This Week" Co-anchor Martha Raddatz. "If you are vaccinated, you're protected. And if you're not vaccinated, you're not protected. And that's particularly important for everyone, including young people, in light of delta variant," Zients added. However, in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, among those not vaccinated, 74% said they probably or definitely won't get a shot, which is up from 55% in April.