20 months of pandemic – What do Greeks think about child vaccination and the third dose

More and more citizens are willing to get the vaccine, according to the findings of a new survey by diANEOsis, in collaboration with the polling company Metron Analysis, which recorded the attitudes and views of Greeks, in the period 5-14 October 2021, for vaccinations and the effects of the pandemic on their lives.

According to the content director of diANEOsis, Thodoris Georgakopoulos, 77% of the research sample (which includes only citizens over the age of 17 who speak Greek) state that they have received even one dose of the vaccine (from 39% in May 2021) while 75% are fully vaccinated.

Eighty-one percent of those vaccinated say they will do the repeat (or "booster") dose of the vaccine when given the opportunity.

Interestingly, the percentage of those willing to get the repeat dose is very high in all age groups - including the 17-24 group (77%). It is noted that at the time of the survey, 9% of Greeks said they had contracted Covid (up from 6% in May 2021).

The attitude of the Greeks regarding the vaccination of children is also remarkable. In May 2021, shortly before European Medical Association (EMA) approved the use of the vaccine for children aged 12 and over in Europe, 58.1% of Greek parents said they would not vaccinate their children. Today, however, 6 out of 10 parents of children over the age of 12 say their children have either already been vaccinated (38%) or are about to be vaccinated (20%). At the same time, of the parents of children under the age of 12, only 1 in 3 say that their children will be vaccinated when the vaccine is approved for them as well. Also, 1 in 5 say they have not decided yet and almost half (46%)that their children will not be vaccinated. It is noted that the vaccine for children aged 5-11 has been...