Study indicates that 64% of Indians are unwilling to take Covid booster doses

As the Government reevaluates its readiness in the wake of the Covid spike in China, the findings of Survey conducted by Social Media Advocacy Group LocalCircles is unlikely to matters any simpler.

64% of respondents in India express reluctance to receive Covid-19 booster dosage & 53% of 64% who disagreed indicate they have no intention of taking booster dose

According to survey findings, 64% of respondents in India expressed reluctance to receive the Covid-19 booster dosage, with some still holding the belief that the vaccination causes heart attacks in young people.
53 percent of the 64% who disagreed indicated they had absolutely no intention of taking the booster dose. Nine percent of people had not received any Covid-19 vaccinations and did not plan to do so. 2% of people weren't sure if they should take the booster dose.

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Things that India did correctly in its fight against Covid

Over 2.2 billion doses of the Covid vaccine have been given in India, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website, with slightly over 1 billion receiving the first dose, 950 million receiving the second dose, and 222 million receiving the precautionary or booster dosage. Only adults over the age of 12 have access to the first and second doses, while children under 12 have no access to the precautionary dose.

On December 21, the government advised all eligible individuals to take the booster dose, adhere to Covid-recommended conduct, and participate in fresh testing drives at airports.

Survey Methadology

LocalCircles recently organised a survey to find out how individuals felt about receiving the booster dose, and 19,988 people responded from 309 different districts in India.

As per the study, 51% of respondents stated they have one or more close friends or family members who have recently experienced a heart or brain attack, a cancer progression, or a neurological illness. A year ago, this percentage was 31%.

According to the report, it is urgent for the government to conduct extensive research that can demonstrate that Covid-19 vaccines are not associated with abrupt deaths, hence lessening reluctance.

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