Survey: 34% of Jakarta Residents Worried COVID-19 Vaccine Ineffective

A survey by Lapor Covid-19 shows that approximately 34% of Jakarta residents are concerned about the efficacy of the coronavirus vaccine. Specifically, 30% of respondents agreed and 4% strongly agreed with this statement.

Meanwhile, 30% of respondents disagreed with the concerns about vaccine efficacy, and 7% strongly disagreed. Another 29% of respondents were unsure.

Based on respondent groups, these concerns stemmed more from those unwilling to be vaccinated (58.51%). Only 10.98% of this group believed the vaccine was effective.

Conversely, only 31.87% of respondents willing to be vaccinated agreed with the concerns about efficacy. Meanwhile, 39.26% of this group were confident in the vaccine's efficacy.

To reduce public concerns, the government is urged to intensify education and socialization regarding vaccine effectiveness. Lapor Covid-19 suggests that this education and socialization should be delivered using language, media, and messengers appropriate to the targeted regions and groups.

The Lapor Covid-19 survey was conducted in collaboration with the Social and Crisis Intervention Lab, Faculty of Psychology, University of Indonesia, Social Resilience Lab, and Nanyang Technological University from April 30 to May 15, 2021. The survey involved 57,231 respondents across Jakarta, but only 47,547 completed and validated responses were included.