Table 2.
Reasons of personal COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the 568 hesitant participants.
| Self-Reported Reasons of Vaccine Hesitancy | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | Fear about vaccine content | 455 (80%) |
| Fear for side effects | 482 (85%) | |
| Fear of pre-existent co-morbidities | 253 (45%) | |
| Fear of getting Covid-19 through the vaccine | 234 (41%) | |
| Information | Little information about vaccine | 441 (78%) |
| Conflicting/misleading information | 390 (69%) | |
| Trust | Low trust in control authority | 332 (58%) |
| Low trust in pharmaceutical companies | 329 (58%) | |
| Conspiracy theories | 75 (13%) | |
| Complacency | COVID-19 symptoms are mostly mild | 117 (21%) |
| Physiological immunity is better | 148 (26%) | |
| Efficacy | Small or doubted efficacy | 433 (76%) |