Canada is well into the second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic. A Covid 19 vaccine may be available in the near future. However, while many people can’t wait to get the vaccine, others are skeptical about getting it.
Karyn Metheven is a cancer survivor. She is afraid to get Covid 19. She said that getting the vaccine is an urgent matter because the Covid 19 death rate has reached 10,000 in Canada.
Britt Bright survived the 1950s influenza pandemic. She was left with permanent lung damage. She stated that she cannot wait to get the Covid 19 vaccine. She is a retired psychiatrist.
Courtney Vasquez is the mother of two children. She will not be lining up to get the Covid 19. She stated that she will wait a few years before she decides to get the vaccine.
Researchers Poll People About Covid 19 Vaccine
People reached out to Global News and talked about the vaccine. Many of them were hesitant to get the vaccine. Steven Taylor is a professor who works at the University of British Columbia. He is a professor. He has also done a lot of research on vaccine hesitancy.
He stated that the majority of people are okay with the idea of being vaccinated. However, the number of people who are reluctant about getting vaccinated is on the rise. Health Canada has reassured people that it is safe to get vaccinated.
There was a survey taken by Global News from October 22 to October 26. They found that 54 percent of people were willing to take the vaccine when it first came out. Twenty-two percent of people felt strongly about taking the vaccine.
They also found that the number of people who supported mandatory vaccination is on the decline. Four months ago, 72 percent of people supported mandatory vaccination. Only 61 percent of people support mandatory vaccination now.
Serena Crowder is the mother of four children. She stated that the vaccine will show how much trust people have in the media and government. Heidi Larson is concerned about the growing number of people who don’t trust vaccines. She has traveled around the world telling people that vaccines are safe.
One of the reasons that people are hesitant to get the Covid 19 vaccine is because they believe that it is being rushed. Steven said that public health officials have to be careful about how they label the vaccine. He said that they should refrain from using names like “Operation Warp Speed.” That will imply that the vaccine is being rushed.
