Almost half of Poles do not intend to get vaccinated against Covid-19

 More than one in three Poles (36 percent) would get vaccinated against Covid-19 if a vaccine against this disease was available, and nearly half do not express such intention (47 percent, including 27 percent definitely), according to the CBOS survey. 17 percent of respondents do not have a specific opinion on this subject.

According to the CBOS study, the main reason indicated in the case of a refusal to vaccinate is concerns about the potential side effects that the new vaccine may cause (69 percent). Concerns about the lack of vaccine effectiveness were mentioned less frequently (25 percent).

Almost every third person declaring no intention to vaccinate does not want it, because he/she avoids vaccinations altogether (30 percent). Less frequent in this context was the argument that Covid-19 is not a serious disease (11 percent), that the vaccine may be too expensive (6 percent), and that infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus (4 percent) has already been passed.

(PAP)