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In the Czech Republic, the proportion of people who want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus is increasing. The main reason for the increased desire to vaccinate is that people want to protect their immediate environment against the epidemic. The Czech Public Service News (CT24) reported on Wednesday, citing the results of a national poll.
A national survey conducted by the STEM / MARK survey institute in mid-January found that 58 percent of those surveyed would be vaccinated against Covid-19, while 25 percent would strongly oppose it. As of mid-December, only 44 percent of those surveyed wanted to get vaccinated, and nearly half of the people didn’t.
Opponents argue their position primarily because they don’t trust currently available vaccines. The survey was commissioned by Czech Television.
“This is a change in the right direction. I want at least 70 percent to support vaccination,” Health Minister Jan Blatny commented in the poll.
Two-thirds of Czechs consider vaccination the best way out of the epidemic, and 22 percent say the opposite. 60% of those surveyed would be willing to pay part or all of the price of the vaccine, while 40% said it should be free. One in six people interviewed would make vaccination against the coronavirus mandatory.
However, only a quarter of Czechs were satisfied with the government’s organization of the vaccination campaign, and almost half of those surveyed expressed dissatisfaction. The opposition is also unhappy and the parties have indicated that they will convene an extraordinary parliamentary session to discuss the issue.
Health Ministry officials said doctors had injected 222,450 vaccines Wednesday morning. About 18,000 people have already received the second dose of the vaccine.
The Health Minister reiterated that the Czechs currently plan to use only vaccines approved by the European Union, and the Russians and Chinese are not yet negotiating the possible purchase of their vaccines.
In the first wave of vaccination, the Czechs will mainly vaccinate healthcare workers and those living in nursing homes. Since mid-January, people over 80 years of age who live outside social institutions can also register for vaccination. According to the minister, so far more than 200,000 people have been registered.
Interior Minister Jan Hamacek, chairman of the National Crisis Team, called this a bit at a press conference in Prague on Wednesday and said authorities will also send an information letter to those affected in the coming days. In the Czech Republic, the population over the age of 80 is approximately 441 thousand.
According to the Ministry of Health, it is expected to vaccinate 347 thousand people in January, 272 thousand in February and 662 thousand in March. It is also a problem in the Czech Republic that vaccine maker Pfizer has reported a reduction in deliveries of around 20 percent over the next two to three weeks.
Although the epidemic situation in the Czech Republic has moderately improved in recent days, the government is very cautious about any possible relaxation of existing precautionary measures. According to Jan Blatny, these will only be reduced if the number of people treated in the hospital falls below 3,000. The last time this happened was in mid-October. Currently, between 5,500 and 6,000 people receive treatment in hospitals. (MTI)
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