Most Irish say they will get the Covid-19 vaccine

THE VAST MAJORITY of Irish people say they will get the Covid-19 vaccine, a global survey indicated.

Both globally and in Ireland, 71% of people said they will receive the Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available, and global figures indicate that people with lower educational levels and unemployed people have less interest in getting vaccinated.

While Ireland is in the world average, it is lower than the UK (81%), but higher than European countries such as Germany (65%) and France (44%).

The annual WIN World survey conducted by WIN International, a company that conducts research and surveys around the world, documented the opinions of 26,757 people in 32 countries; RED C Research is the Irish member who conducted the research here.

1,001 Irish adults participated in the survey from October 21 to December 15.

It found that 71% of the Irish said they would definitely be or could take advantage of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Almost 4 in 10 Irish people (38%) said they would definitely get it, while 1 in 10 said they definitely would not. A little more men than women say they will have it (76% vs. 66%).

People in the vulnerable category of over 55s (81%), as well as in higher social grades (77%), are more likely to say they will receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

Source: RED C Research

More than 6 in 10 (63%) Irish said that they feel that the Irish government has performed well in handling the crisis. This compares with just 35% of respondents in the UK who believe that the British government has performed well.

Those in the groups aged 55 and over (78%) and higher social grades (70%) have been especially happy with government actions, while groups disproportionately affected by the crisis (18-34 and lower social grades) are more critical of the government.

Compared to the other 31 countries surveyed, the Irish appear to be, on average, happier with the government’s response to the pandemic, with the same favorability rating as in Germany (61%), where the government has been praised internationally for your reaction to the pandemic. the crisis.

The survey’s margin of error is between 2.4 and 4.4, according to the researchers.