Information is Key to Vaccination Willingness

Photo: Pixabay Syringe with vaccine against corona - In Germany, the willingness to receive a vaccination has risen slightly from 57 to 62 percent since November. Forty-eight percent of those would would like to be vaccinated have no preference with regard to vaccine. A representative survey conducted by the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE) at Universität Hamburg has also shown that in Germany, more than 50 percent of the population opposes delaying a second vaccination, even if this would initially facilitate more first-time shots. In comparison to other surveyed countries in Europe, Germany ranks second to last when it comes to a willingness to be vaccinated. Only France has fewer people (48 percent) willing to get vaccinated. Great Britain and Denmark rank at the top, with 80 percent of their populations willing to get vaccinated. In total, more people in all of countries in question have been willing to get vaccinated since last November.