More than half of people surveyed in Lithuania do not support the recently introduced 100-euro incentives for seniors to get vaccinated, shows a Vilmorus survey.
According to the poll, commissioned by BNS and conducted in October, 59.8 percent of respondents said they were against or rather against the payouts. About a quarter, 26.5 percent, said they suppoered the measure, and another 13.7 percent were undecided.
The results clearly reflect the recent vaccination trends, sociologist Vladas Gaidys, head of Vilmorus, said. Despite the payout, people have since been in no rush to get the jab, he noted.
“Young people, who usually do not oppose anything, especially for seniors, judging by other survey, said they were against [the vaccination payouts], so I would say they find the principle itself unacceptable,” said Gaidys.
Moreover, even some seniors themselves were against the payout.
“Both pensioners and everyone else probably want the payouts to be extended to all vaccinated people, and not only a small group,” Gaidys said.
Over half (57.6 percent) of people under 29 were against the 100-euro payout. The share stood at 53.1 percent among those over the age of 70 and at 53.4 percent of all pensioners.
People aged 75 and over are eligible for 100-euro payouts if they get two vaccine dozes between September and December, and also if they get the third booster shot by April.
The exact survey results:
The question: Are you in favour or against the payment of 100 euros to people aged over 75 for getting two doses of a coronavirus vaccine, or getting the booster jab?
The answers: in favour – 12.6 percent; against – 42.9 percent; rather in favour – 13.9 percent; rather against – 16.9 percent; hard to say – 13.7 percent.
The survey of 1,018 Lithuanian residents over the age of 18 was carried out on October 15–22. The margin of error is 3.1 percent.
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