Pulse Asia: Pinoys willing to get COVID-19 vaccine up to 43% in June

The percentage of Filipinos willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 increased to 43% in June from 16% in February, results of a Pulse Asia survey released on Monday showed.

The survey, which was conducted on June 7 to 16, revealed that 43% are willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine as against 36% who don't want to get vaccinated, three months after the government started its COVID-19 vaccination program on March 1.

The rest of Filipino adults were unsure of whether they will get vaccinated (16%), or have already been vaccinated (5%) either fully (2%) or partially (3%).

The same survey also showed that the highest percentage of willingness to get vaccinated was registered in the National Capital Region at 55%, followed by Mindanao at 48%.

Willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine registered low percentages in Balanced Luzon and Visayas -- 38% and 39%, respectively.

In terms of income class, 50% of those under ABC class are willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, which was higher than the 42% and 38% in Class D and E, respectively.

The Pulse Asia poll was done on 2,400 respondents aged 18 years old and above. It has a ± 2% error margin at the 95% confidence level.

In addition, subnational estimates for each of the geographic areas covered in the survey (i.e., Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao) have a ± 4% error margin, also at 95% confidence level. —KBK, GMA News