Corona: what the Swiss think about the mask requirement and mandatory vaccination

Half of the adults in Switzerland would like a voluntary vaccination against the coronavirus paid for by basic insurance if an effective vaccine were to hit the market. This is the result of a representative survey conducted by the Internet comparison service Comparis. 49.2 percent of those who participated in the survey requested that the costs be borne by basic insurance for everyone, not only for risk groups, such as vaccination against influenza. This attitude is particularly prevalent in German-speaking Switzerland.

However, a fifth of those under 56 want a general mandatory vaccination. 19.6 percent of 15- to 35-year-olds and 19.4 percent of 36- to 55-year-olds would like this. In French-speaking Switzerland, the proportion of people advocating compulsory vaccination is particularly high: 23.2 per cent in all age groups (compared to 15.1 per cent of German-speaking Swiss) and among people with a high level of education.