29 Percent of Indonesians Still Unwilling to Take Covid-19 Vaccine

But Deni maintained that “58 percent of those who are willing to be vaccinated believed the vaccine is safe to use, with six percent saying they highly believe in the vaccine’s effectiveness [against Covid-19].”

He said that respondents who expressed approval for the Covid-19 vaccine were less equivocal about free vaccinations for the Indonesian public.

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“80 percent agreed that the Covid-19 vaccinations should be given free of charge to the Indonesian public, while 15 percent believed that more affluent members of society should get paid vaccinations, while five percent did not answer,” Deni maintained.

On the other hand, 71 percent expressed their belief that the government can meet the Indonesian people’s need for the Covid-19 vaccine.

SMRC held the nationwide survey between February 28 to March 8. The polling body interviewed 1,064 respondents who were selected randomly. The survey has a 3.07 percent margin of error.

Indonesia started mass vaccinations against the coronavirus on January 13. The government aims to vaccinate 70 percent of Indonesia’s population, or 182 million people, to gain herd immunity against Covid-19.

(Writers: Fitria Chusna Farisa, Dian Erika Nugraheny | Editors: Krisiandi, Diamanty Meiliana, Dani Prabowo)

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