The top reasons unvaccinated Canadians have avoided getting the COVID-19 jab are 'personal freedom' and 'health concerns,' a new poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute has found.
and published on Wednesday, found that 58 per cent of unvaccinated Canadians said their main reason for skipping the shot was due to “personal freedom,” while an equal number of respondents cited “health concerns” as their reasoning.
The survey also found an overwhelming majority -- 90 per cent -- of unvaccinated participants said they agreed with the statement that the health risks of the pandemic have been “overstated,” while 84 per cent said they believe their own immune system is strong enough to fight the COVID-19 infection.
Thirty-five per cent of those who haven't been vaccinated also said they “definitely agree” that the side effects of the shot are more serious than the virus, while another 41 per cent said they “mostly” agreed.According to ARI’s findings, while Canada is the 14th-most-vaccinated country against COVID-19, approximately eight per cent of adult Canadians have not yet received their shots.The highest proportion of men who said they will not receive the shot were those aged 18 to 34.
The survey also found Indigenous Peoples were twice as likely to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine as those who do not identify as a visible minority.
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