Reasons to not vaccinate against COVID-19 Romania 2022

Three in ten Romanians stated that their main reason for refusing to be vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) was the lack of trust in such vaccines, according to a survey from February 2022. Furthermore, 12 percent of respondents answered that they were afraid of side effects.

What is the reason why you have not been vaccinated until now?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
I do not trust COVID-19 vaccines	30%
I do not think I need a vaccine	18%
I am afraid of side effects	12%
I have medical conditions / allergies	11%
I do not want to get vaccinated for no apparent reason	10%
I believe that the pandemic is a conspiracy / the virus does not exist	6%
Vaccines are not effective / you can get infected even after a vaccine	5%
I have already had COVID-19 / I have antibodies	3%
I neglected	2%
Another reason	2%
I don't know / Didn't answer	1%

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Release date

February 2022

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Region

Romania

Survey time period

February 15 to 18, 2022

Number of respondents

1,427 respondents*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

*Indicates the total number of survey respondents. The question was only asked among those who had not vaccinated until now or 42 percent of the sample pool.

The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Care este motivul pentru care dvs. nu v-ați vaccinat până în prezent?"

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