Survey: Most unvaccinated people want to stay unvaccinated

Forsa survey
Political pressure and arguments fizzle out: Most unvaccinated people want to remain unvaccinated

Politics and science are still working to convince as many people as possible to vaccinate against Covid-19 in order to finally stop the pandemic. 55.3 million Germans – that is 66.5 percent of the total population – have been vaccinated so far. In large parts of the unvaccinated, the resistance is still great, as a Forsa survey on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health shows.

Two thirds of the 3,000 respondents stated that they would “under no circumstances” want to be vaccinated against Covid-19 within the next two months, reports the “editorial network Germany”. Ten percent are undecided or are “more likely” to have a vaccination in the near future. Only two percent of those surveyed have a firm intention of getting vaccinated in the next two months.

Unvaccinated people believe that vaccines have not been researched enough

Another remarkable result of the survey: Many unvaccinated people are barely accessible to arguments. 89 percent said that they would also refuse the vaccination if the intensive care units were overloaded. Only five percent would this development mean that they would be more likely to get vaccinated.

According to the survey, 74 percent of those who were re-vaccinated think the vaccines have not been researched enough, 62 percent fear vaccination damage and long-term consequences. 63 percent point out that vaccinated people can also become infected and infect others. Two thirds believe that vaccination will be used by the state to gain more control over citizens. In addition, the survey showed great criticism of the media coverage.

Dead vaccines could increase vaccination readiness

Three quarters of those questioned stated that they did not want to be immunized even if they received rewards for vaccinated persons. And political pressure hardly seems to have any effect either. On the contrary: it only seems to harden the fronts even further. If, for example, a nationwide 2G regulation were introduced in the leisure sector, this would even reduce the willingness to vaccinate for 22 percent of those surveyed.

However, this could change the approval of so-called dead vaccines. These vaccines contain killed pathogens to which a potentiator is added to elicit a sufficiently good immune response after vaccination. They have not yet been approved in the EU, but are being investigated in clinical studies. In the Forsa survey, 56 percent said that their willingness to vaccinate would increase if such a vaccine was available.

Incidence rises again to 130

While the vaccination rate is only increasing slowly, the nationwide incidence rose again to 130.2 on Thursday, according to the Robert Koch Institute. The chairman of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery, told the “Augsburger Allgemeine” that anyone who does not get vaccinated now, although he could do it, is risking his life and that of those around him. “We must do everything in our power to increase vaccination rates,” he warned. “If the population has a high level of vaccination, there are many more mild courses – they don’t have to go to hospital, but many people who have not been vaccinated are still seriously ill.”

Sources: “Editorial Network Germany” / “Augsburger Allgemeine” / Vaccination Dashboard

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