Are you worried that people in other countries may get a COVID-19 vaccine first? – Poll

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A new survey suggests that most Canadians aren’t currently worried that people in other countries might get a COVID-19 vaccine first.

37% of respondents to a survey conducted by Léger and the Association for Canadian Studies say they are very concerned that Canada may not receive doses of a new COVID vaccine already in the United States.

“It’s not necessarily low, but I think most experts would have expected this number to be much higher,” said Léger executive vice president Christian Bourque.

Meanwhile, 48% say they are not worried about getting a vaccine first and 10% say they don’t care at all or don’t want to get vaccinated anyway.

Getting a vaccine earlier than other countries doesn’t seem to be “a major issue for the liberal government), which is contrary to what we might have thought … when the prime minister actually said we wouldn’t be the first to get the doses.” , Bourque said.

The amount of concern about getting a COVID-19 vaccine first varies along party lines, with 45% of self-identified conservative advocates saying they are very concerned that Canada may not receive doses of a new COVID vaccine at the same time. to other countries. Only 38 percent of liberal supporters say they are concerned.

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