File photo: ReutersPublic willingness to get the Covid-19 vaccine is at its highest level ever, according to new survey results that suggest four out of five Kiwis either intend to get the shot or likely will. New data collected from a survey of nearly 1100 people found that, as at May, 67 percent of respondents would "definitely" get the vaccine – up six percent from two months earlier. The proportion of people who said they definitely wouldn't get the vaccine remained steady at around one in 10. 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: Otago Daily Times July 14, 2021 07:30 UTC