Poll: 25% of Israelis reject Corona vaccination

The Israeli Channel 12 conducted an opinion poll that revealed that about 25% of Israelis who have not received the Corona vaccine refuse to be vaccinated.

Among the respondents to the poll, 41% said they feared the potential side effects of the vaccine, 30% were unsure about the effectiveness of the vaccine, and 27% would be vaccinated soon.

While 10% cited social media information that made them refuse to re4ceive  the vaccine and 4% said the incentives were insufficient.

Israel is in advanced talks to buy doses from two other companies, whose vaccines are working with technology different from those that have arrived in Israel so far.

The aim, according to Israeli Army Radio, is to purchase vaccine doses that work with technologies different from those of "Pfizer" and "Moderna", in order to persify the stock of vaccines and prepare for the future.

The Israeli Finance Minister, Israel Katz, confirmed that Tel Aviv intends to purchase millions of doses of the vaccine in preparation for the possibility that Israeli citizens will be vaccinated against the virus next year, and said, "There is an intention for a very intensive operation to buy tens of millions of doses of the vaccine.

Meanwhile, about 4 million Israelis received the Coronavirus vaccination, and it was noticed the day before yesterday, Monday, that the daily number of those who received the vaccination increased to 156,000, an increase that is the first in more than two weeks, according to what the Israeli Ministry of Health said yesterday, Tuesday.

Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said, "Now it is official, whoever does not get vaccinated will remain behind, as privileges will be granted to restaurants and those who have recovered from the Coronavirus, which are privileges that enable them to  go  shopping, enter malls,  and use tourism, cultural, sports and entertainment facilities."

When asked whether the planned restrictions imposed on the various activities of those not receiving the vaccination might convince them to get the vaccine, 46% said no, 31% said yes, and 23% said they did not know.