Survey shows Romanians' perceptions regarding vaccination against Covid-19

A total of 36% of the Romanian respondents to a Reveal Marketing Research surveysaid they want to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as soon as the vaccine is available. At the same time, 38% of the respondents said they did not want to get vaccinated, neither this year nor later.

Of those who want to be vaccinated immediately, 59% are men, and 41% are women. Among those who refuse vaccination, women make up 66%, compared to men - 34%.

Furthermore, 26% of the respondents who say they want to be vaccinated say they would like to do it later, not in 2021, the survey showed.

Of the respondents in rural areas, 24% are open to getting the vaccine as soon as they have the opportunity, compared to 45% of those in urban areas who have expressed their intention to get vaccinated. More than half of those in rural areas (51%) say they will not get vaccinated at all, neither now nor later.

Retired seniors and single adults are the most open segments to vaccination, according to the survey. More than half of the retirees, asked if they would like to get vaccinated as soon as possible, answered affirmatively, and 56% of single adults had the same answer. Young people, although they said they want to be vaccinated, said they would prefer to wait until next year: 36% of young professionals and 31% of single millennials were in favor of vaccination, but later on.

Among the respondents who refused vaccination, 46% of women say they will not get vaccinated, compared to about a third of men.

More than half of Romanians who are willing to get vaccinated (53%) say they do it because they do not want to get sick. Of the retired seniors, 67% said they want to get vaccinated to avoid getting infected. Of those who want to get vaccinated to prevent illness, 48% have higher education, and 10% primary education.

Romanians also choose to get vaccinated to protect others, and 47% of the respondents to the survey mentioned this option. Of the young professionals, 61% plan to get vaccinated for this reason, while 49% of those with higher education plan to get vaccinated to protect others.

Another reason determining Romanians to get vaccinated is the desire to go back to normal, with 42% of the respondents mentioning this reason.

Other reasons selected by respondents regarding the intention to get vaccinated are: the desire to feel calm and relaxed - mentioned by a third of Romanians (33%); the possibility to visit their parents without fearing they might infect them - 18%; and traveling abroad - 13%. Only 1 in 10 respondents mentioned that they were getting vaccinated because it is recommended by the authorities and doctors.