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New Delhi: According to a survey conducted by LocalCircles, a Noida-based survey agency, the growing fears of the Omicron COVID variant have reduced the level of vaccine hesitation, which is present in most non-vaccinated Indians.
The survey has found that the number of people who are hesitant about the Kovid vaccination has come down from 116 million in November to 69 million in December. But looking at India, there are still 12 crore people left. without a doseOf them, at least 58 percent are hesitant about the vaccine, according to numbers provided by local circles.
The survey was based on 8,600 respondents from 321 districts in the country. Local circles, however, refused to share the details of their respondents – their income, education level or social background – based on confidentiality.
approach to vaccine
The survey was conducted on 8,691 illiterate adults – none of whom had received a single COVID shot. The COVID vaccines approved in India require two doses to be effective.
Only 17 percent of these respondents said they would get the vaccine soon, while the rest objected.
About 25 percent of respondents said they have no plans to get the vaccine. Another 25 percent are unwilling to take the vaccine because they weren’t sure of its effectiveness against potential future strains.
About 17 percent said they had an underlying condition that prevented them from getting the vaccine, and about 16 percent showed reluctance for fear of side effects.
The survey claims that 58 percent are not ready to take the vaccine, but that doesn’t include those who are unsure about its effectiveness against potential future variants.
way forward
According to local circle figures, the number of people reluctant to take the Kovid vaccine is more than the entire population of France.
“On an aggregate basis, it is estimated that at present 6.96 crore Indian citizens are not willing to take the vaccine,” the report said. “This is the population that should be the target of all vaccine awareness, sensitization and information drives.”
“India should create a campaign where all the unvaccinated people reach out, and those who are interested are asked to respond via SMS, followed by a health worker going to their home to get vaccinated ,” it concluded. “This will maximize outcomes and ensure that India can soon move to immunize vulnerable people, healthcare workers and senior citizens with a third or booster dose.”
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