Canadians’ concern over COVID-19 has waned — and so has their drive to get vaccinated: poll
Regionally, respondents from the Prairies indicated the highest levels of concern at 68 per cent and those in Alberta had the lowest, at 52 per cent.
But close to three in 10 said they do not intend to get a COVID-19 shot, which represents a reduction in the proportion of people who say they’re going to get the vaccine, Simpson said.Story continues below advertisement“A lot of people were on board with getting it either because they felt that was the appropriate thing to do or because that was what the threshold was in order to be able to get your passport and do things without that stick or carrot, as it were.
Once again, those who are older and more vulnerable to influenza are more likely to have received a jab than younger Canadians. But they may also indicate Canadians are experiencing pandemic fatigue — a public attitude that is likely to guide government policy decisions away from implementing future restrictions, even as the new, highly transmissible variant XBB.1.5 has made its way to Canada, he added.
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