67% of Canadians believe fully-vaccinated population still won’t stop Omicron’s spread: Ipsos poll
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Results from a poll about COVID-19 vaccination conducted by Ipsos Global Public Affairs on behalf of Global News were released on Friday.
Even if every eligible Canadian is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, more than two-thirds of people in the country believe that won’t be enough to stop the spread of the virus’ Omicron variant, according to the results of a new survey.
Results from a poll about COVID-19 vaccination conducted by Ipsos Global Public Affairs on behalf of Global News were released on Friday. The survey saw respondents raise skepticism about vaccines’ ability to stop the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic and also express concern about potential long-term effects of booster shots.
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Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, said his firm’s polling indicates to him that while many Canadians still believe there are benefits to being vaccinated against COVID-19, a growing number are starting to question to what degree they’ll be able to bring about an end to the pandemic.
“There’s a growing skepticism about whether or not it will ever get us past this,” he told Global News.
“The idea that this is the one solution to whatever this problem is, it seems to be getting less credible over time. (It is) still very credible, the majority still believe it, but then we get into the situation of how many vaccines is enough and what will be the long-term implications.”
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The survey found 67 per cent of Canadians agree (20 per cent strongly agree and 47 per cent somewhat agree) that they are beginning to worry that even if everyone is vaccinated, it won’t be enough to stop Omicron’s progress.
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