Vaccines research: Looking at why some people get vaccinated and some do not
This report looks at why some people chose to take up the Covid-19 and flu vaccinations and some did not. It is based on interviews with 81 people.
Thinking about the future
When deciding about having Covid-19 vaccinations in the future people were most likely to think about the risks and the good things.
There were different views about having Covid-19 vaccinations again in the future.
Some people who were happy to get future vaccinations were worried about a risk to their health.
Other people's views ranged from being likely to have a future vaccine, to being certain they would not get vaccinated.
Things that made people not want to get a vaccine in the future included:
- people thinking there was not a big risk to their health
- getting fed up with having to get more than 1 vaccine
- people's worries about the vaccine working well
- worries about side effects
- the original reason for getting vaccinated, was not there anymore – for example some countries did not need you to have a Covid Status Certificate
Changes to these things may change people's minds about getting vaccinations in the future.
Most people felt the Covid-19 and flu vaccination programmes had been well organised.
People suggested some things that would make Covid-19 and flu vaccination programmes better in the future.
People felt it was important for the vaccination programme to:
- include everyone
- be honest and easy to understand
- be flexible and able to change if needed
- have friendly and welcoming staff
Contact
Email: socialresearch@gov.scot
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