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.
A short summary of what we found out
The theory behind our research is that for something to happen people should:
- be able to do it
- have the chance to do it
- want to do it
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The research has found things that made vaccination hard, and things that made vaccination easy in each of these things.
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Wanting to do it was the biggest reason people decided to get vaccinated.
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The most important things people thought about when making their decision were:
- fear and worry about the effects of catching Covid-19 and of vaccine side effects
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- thinking about what would happen if they were vaccinated or not
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Contact
Email: socialresearch@gov.scot
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