CHENNAI : Vaccine hesitancy was prevalent among 27.6% of people aged above 60 years while the same was present in 16.9% between the age group of 18 and 44 years, a study by the Tamil Nadu government revealed on Sunday. According to the study, vaccine hesitancy was observed in 19.7% men and 18.4% women, while 17.5% people living in urban and 20.3% in rural areas expressed "unwillingness" to get inoculated. Some of the reasons for the vaccine hesitancy was fear of injections (48.4%), fear of complications after receiving the jabs (57.6%), long queue to get the jabs (22.5%), no person to accompany (21%). The sample size was 1,596 people between 18-45 years, 771 between 45 and 59 years and 488 above the age of 60 years. The survey was done across Tamil Nadu in July by the department with a survey team constituted and led by respective deputy director of health services.

Source: Mint August 08, 2021 15:00 UTC