An overwhelming number of Pakistani citizens refuse to believe in the“miracle of science”. In fact, a recent survey shows that at least 40percent of people in Pakistan don’t want to get COVID-19 vaccination if itbecomes available.

Conducted by global market research firm Ispos link,the survey was held between December 2 and December 6 and asked therespondents a number of COVID-19 vaccine-related questions. While itrevealed that the acceptance rate for vaccination had decreased from 62percent in November to 60 percent in December, at least it’s still higherthan the very concerning 37 percent back in August!

The following are some of the most significant insights gleaned from thesurvey:

– 60 percent of the respondents said that they would prefer to be vaccinated – 22 percent of the respondents were against vaccination in general – 34 percent of respondents are worried about the potential side-effects of vaccines – 15 percent of respondents believe a vaccine would not be effective – 23 percent of respondents simply don’t want to get vaccinated because they believe that they are not at risk of contracting the viral disease – 50 percent of respondents are unaware of the ongoing vaccine trials – 21 percent of respondents blame the federal government for the spread of the coronavirus (down from 35 percent back in October) – 40 percent of respondents blame themselves and their failure to follow SOPs for the spread of the coronavirus (up from 34 percent in October)

The results are fascinating, to say the least. For one, it has become clearthat quite a bit of work needs to be done by the government and concernedagencies in terms of spreading awareness about the benefits of vaccinationand its importance in safeguarding ourselves from the deadly disease.

For another, it is important to continue having discourse aboutCOVID-19-related developments all across the world, so that the publicstays informed and is able to make better decisions.