Almost 25% of Thais don’t want vaccination: poll

A majority of people are satisfied with the government’s handling of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, but almost a quarter of the population will not seek to be vaccinated, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The poll was conducted by telephone interviews on 1,315 people aged 15 and over of various levels of education and occupations throughout the country from Feb 1-3.

Asked what they would do regarding vaccination against Covid-19, 63.12% said they would accept a free jab provided by the government, but almost a quarter — 23.57% — said they don’t want to be vaccinated at all.

A further 7.98%…