The results of the poll of people in Bangkok – perimeter Need 85.5% vaccination, stress, economic problems – income.
On August 21, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control Reveal the results of a public opinion poll on vaccination. By conducting a survey in Bangkok and perimeter areas with a relatively high covid-19 epidemic of 1,500 people on August 14-15, 2021.
- have been vaccinated 67.3%
The sample group in Bangkok emphasized on residents of slum communities. Most of the perimeter are company employees and general contractors. found that most 67.3% had been vaccinated It’s AstraZeneca, haven’t received 32.7%.
In Bangkok, 60% was vaccinated, Nonthaburi 78%, Pathum Thani 73%, Nakhon Pathom 84%, Samut Prakan 69%, Samut Sakhon 76%.
- There is a need for injection 85.5%
There are 85.5% of people wanting to go for the vaccination, while those who don’t go to get vaccinated for many reasons, such as not trusting the vaccine, under age, not going anywhere, not wanting to get vaccinated, but in a smaller proportion. It is the necessity of the Ministry of Public Health to speed up vaccination for the people to meet the needs.
- Found 41.2% stressful economy-income
“From asking if there was an elderly group in the house or not, it was found that 73% had an elderly person in the house. And in Bangkok, 71.7% of the elderly in the household have been vaccinated, while in the metropolitan area 99.1%, in general, 88% of the elderly are vaccinated.”
In addition, the question was trouble and stress. Most are stressed about economic and income problems, 41.2%, not vaccinated, 20.5%, fear of contracting coronavirus 20.1%, education 18.1%.
- Adjust the plan to inject Bangkok into more communities
In conclusion, the survey found that 1. 67.3% of people have been vaccinated. One point that they think there will be an injection campaign, especially in Bangkok, is the slum community and adjust the injection method. May have to use more aggressive injections into the slums
2. People are confident that the vaccine can reduce the severity of the disease. If compared to the past, the confidence is quite low. which is consistent with our data
3. Concern about the main adverse reactions to vaccination From quite a lot of concern, reduced to 27.5%, corresponding to more than 26 million doses of injections and no deaths caused by vaccination. Proven information from a panel of experts And most importantly, people still need vaccinations. and more emphasis on the community area of Bangkok
