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

The research has found things that made vaccination hard, and things that made vaccination easy in each of these things.

Wanting to do it was the biggest reason people decided to get vaccinated.

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

- thinking about what would happen if they were vaccinated or not

Contact

Email: socialresearch@gov.scot

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