Nearly 30% of Poles say they will not use Covid-19 vaccine

Overall 37 percent of Poles have declared they would benefit from the Covid-19 vaccine if it was available, 28 percent announced that they would not, even as 34 percent of respondents held no opinion, according to a survey conducted by ARC Rynek i Opinia, a Warsaw-based market researcher.

Opponents of vaccination against coronavirus indicated the fear of a vaccine that would be introduced so quickly (43 percent) as well as a lack of confidence in the institutions working on the vaccine (39 percent) as the main reason for their attitude. A high percentage of people (35 percent) believe that the vaccine would not protect them from falling ill.

The survey was conducted using the CAWI method from June 2-9 on a representative sample of 1,066 people. The results of the study were published on the website of the Medical University of Warsaw, which – as stated – cooperated with the University of Warsaw.

(RMF24)