Rome, April 26 (beraking latest news Salute) – 7.5% of the Italian population is strongly determined not to undergo vaccination against Covid-19. To which is added 9% or more of perplexed ones. In total, more than 15 out of 100 citizens have doubts. A large number that, if confirmed, could cause problems with respect to the goal of vaccinating the entire population. In contrast, 73.3% of Italians are definitely in favor of the vaccine, no ifs and buts. If we add to this quota those who would like to be able to choose the product to be administered, we go to a total of over 80%. This is what emerges from a research carried out by the Italy in Health Foundation, carried out by Sociometrica, to detect on a national scale the propensity of Italians towards anti-Covid vaccination.
But who are the Italians who clearly refuse vaccination? Women slightly prevail over men (8.6% against 6%); they are between 46 and 55 years old (13.5% against the average of 7.5%) and are residents of the North East compared to the rest of the country (12.2%). If we add to these those who have doubts about getting vaccinated, we get that almost one in 4 people in the age groups 26-35 years and 46-55 years is skeptical about vaccination, where doubt prevails in the younger class and rejection in the major one. On the rest of the population, and in particular among the very young and older people, the percentage of the anti-Covid attitude is at a minimum.
The research also shows that, from the point of view of education, those who do not intend to get vaccinated usually have a low level of education, such as lower secondary school and a vocational school diploma (where they exceed 12%), while among graduates and graduates are still around 7%. On the other hand, considering the state of health of the people, it emerged that among those who declared they were ill – that they were not in good health, including any type of pathology – no one replied “I do not intend to get the vaccine“.
“Doubts and rejection – comments the president of the Italy in Health Foundation, Federico Gelli – prevail in people in good health for whom it is obviously more complicated to digest the concept of prevention, demonstrating how essential it is to have good communication for make the concept of collective health fully understood. The results of the survey paint a dark and dark picture: if it is true that the majority of Italians are determined and inclined to vaccination to overcome this terrible period of emergency, we must deal with a a considerable number of people who are still skeptical, if not completely against it. Convincing them will therefore be fundamental for the success of the vaccination campaign and the achievement of community immunity “.
As for trust in vaccines, only 17.5% of Italians are “totally confident”, 45.3% say they are “quite confident”: in total, 62.8% of people are inclined, with varying intensity , compared to vaccines. The share of the population that has undoubtedly declared itself completely ready to be vaccinated against Covid-19 is 73.3%. We therefore have about 10 percentage points of difference – about 10 million people – who, despite having doubts about the reliability of vaccines, are still willing to get vaccinated.
As for the types of vaccine, the one that enjoys the most confidence is Pfizer / BioNTech, in which 35.6% is very confident and 45.8% is quite confident. On the other hand, for AstraZeneca even 43.3% of Italians express a feeling of “little trust”. “Correct communication on the benefits and risks of individual vaccines, both by institutions and health professionals, is essential to register a broad participation of citizens in the campaign”, concludes Gelli.