Majority of Pakistanis prefer China's COVID-19 vaccine over others: Survey

A recently conducted survey has stated that Pakistanis would prefer a China-made coronavirus vaccine over the United States, Russia, and others.

Conducted by the Institute for Public Opinion Research (IPOR), the survey found the majority of the respondents preferring a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine over Pakistan, the US, and Russia.

A total of 1,500 people were questioned between 2nd and 14th December this year. It found that 35 percent of the respondents preferred China’s vaccine while 14 percent backed Pakistan and 9 percent chose the US. A government-approved vaccine got the green-stamp of 15 percent of the respondents while 16 percent had no answer.

Moreover, the majority of respondents in the survey believe coronavirus to be a reality, while 25 percent said it doesn’t exist and termed it a global conspiracy.

However, the majority said they would take the vaccine. Five in 10 said they would be willing to be administered the vaccine. Most of the respondents cited various conspiracy theories about the corona vaccine behind the reason for not going for the vaccine. In the previous survey, 67 percent of respondents were willing to administer the vaccine.