In 2021, one in two Poles who were not planning to get vaccinated against COVID-19 cited fear of vaccine side effects as the reason. More than 46 percent of respondents did not believe that vaccines were effective.
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Reasons why people do not want to be vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) in Poland in 2021
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I'm afraid of the side effects
52.5%
I do not believe in the effectiveness of the vaccine
46.1%
I believe that the vaccine will not protect against future variants of coronavirus
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BioStat. (May 21, 2021). Reasons why people do not want to be vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) in Poland in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238796/poland-reasons-against-vaccination-for-covid-19/
BioStat. "Reasons why people do not want to be vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) in Poland in 2021." Chart. May 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238796/poland-reasons-against-vaccination-for-covid-19/
BioStat. (2021). Reasons why people do not want to be vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) in Poland in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238796/poland-reasons-against-vaccination-for-covid-19/
BioStat. "Reasons Why People Do Not Want to Be Vaccinated against Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Poland in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238796/poland-reasons-against-vaccination-for-covid-19/
BioStat, Reasons why people do not want to be vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) in Poland in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238796/poland-reasons-against-vaccination-for-covid-19/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Reasons why people do not want to be vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) in Poland in 2021 [Graph], BioStat, May 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238796/poland-reasons-against-vaccination-for-covid-19/
