{"id":23313,"date":"2021-10-21T21:43:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T19:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=23313"},"modified":"2021-10-21T22:08:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T20:08:16","slug":"nearly-1-3-of-albanians-refuse-to-get-vaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/nearly-1-3-of-albanians-refuse-to-get-vaccinated\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 1\/3 of Albanians refuse to get vaccinated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly 1\/3 of Albania (32.7%) of citizens in Albania are convinced that they don\u2019t want to get their anti-COVID vaccines, whereas 25.9% believed they wouldn\u2019t be getting their vaccine in the near future.<\/p>\n

22.8% of respondents in the poll conducted by Euronews Albania and MRB, weren\u2019t sure whether or not they wanted to get their anti-COVID vaccine.<\/p>\n

Only 18.6% of Albanians said they were sure about wanting to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n

These results were provided by the poll conducted by Euronews Albania\u2019s weekly Barometer in collaboration with the surveying agency, MRB which included face-to-face interviews with 1000 citizens from rural and urban areas, over the age of 18.<\/p>\n

Safety concerns and lack of trust, seem to be the main reasons that have been swaying Albanians to steer clear of the anti-COVID vaccine. (48% of respondents)<\/p>\n

Another reason shared amongst those that haven\u2019t been vaccinated is uncertainty and mistrust in the efficacy of the vaccine (29.7%).<\/p>\n

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To date, 43.7% of Albanians have received at least one dose. The majority of the 56% of Albanians that haven\u2019t been vaccinated, belong to the age group of 18-24 years old.<\/p>\n

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