Table 2.
Data setting out the main reasons given by the persons when arguing for the non-vaccination decision.
| Arguments | % |
|---|---|
| DISTRUST | |
| Distrust of COVID-19 vaccines | 16.7 |
| COVID-19 vaccines are an experiment | 12.6 |
| Vaccines have not been sufficiently tested | 6 |
| Too little information about COVID-19 vaccines | 5.2 |
| VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS AND REACTIONS | |
| Immediate side effects | 9.2 |
| Medium and long-term side effects | 7 |
| Government, doctors or vaccine manufacturers do not take responsibility for potential adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines | 5.3 |
| OTHER REASONS | |
| Health problems that do not allow vaccination against COVID-19 | 4 |
| Healthy people who believe that vaccination against COVID-19 is not necessary | 4.9 |
| People vaccinated against COVID-19 can contract the disease so the vaccine is useless | 5.6 |
| Those who have had COVID-19 think they do not need to get vaccinated because they are protected by antibodies | 4.1 |
| Restrictions imposed by the government on unvaccinated persons | 5.8 |
| Other reasons | 13 |
| Total | 99.4 * |
* the total percentage did not result in 100% due to the fact that the rounding was made to one decimal.