One in five young women are uncertain about getting a Covid-19 vaccine, public health officials are to be warned this month. A study by NUI Galway found that about seven in 10 women aged under 30 said they would get the vaccine, one in 10 said they would not and two in 10 were unsure about it. The latest advice states that pregnant women should be offered a vaccine between 14 and 36 weeks’ gestation, after they have consulted their doctor. The NUI Galway study, carried out in collaboration with University of Huddersfield, polled 1,000 people online in Ireland and the UK about their attitudes and intentions in relation to Covid-19 vaccination programmes. In the over-30s group, 85 per cent of men indicated they would get a vaccine compared with 76 per cent of women.

Source: The Irish Times May 03, 2021 00:00 UTC