The research, overseen by Massey University communications lecturer Dr Jagadish Thaker, also found 16 per cent were unsure but leaning toward receiving it. The proportion of people who said they definitely wouldn't get the vaccine remained steady at around one in 10. Among those people who wanted more information from the Government, watching this video was shown to steer some more toward getting the vaccine. Nonetheless, Petousis-Harris was encouraged by the latest survey data, which she said reflected a growing trust in vaccine safety, and people seeing others receive the shot with few issues. "If we have a highly vaccinated population, it will just get easier to contain this virus," Otago University epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker added.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 14, 2021 05:03 UTC