Covid-19: Brazilians’ concern about pandemic declines – University of Brasília survey
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The concern of Brazilians with the pandemic Covid-19 fell from March to June 2021. At the end of the first quarter of the year, 52% of Brazilians said they were apprehensive about the disease. By the end of the first semester, only 35% said they were worried about the virus.
The data are from the Health Brazil survey from the University of Brasília (UnB).
The study reveals that 14% of the interviewees have no fear of contracting Covid-19, while 21% think they have a great risk.
The survey also shows that most Brazilians consider that vaccination against Covid-19 is important for collective protection, but that the Bolsonaro government has not done a good job of tackling the pandemic.
It also reveals that 52% of the participants are already vaccinated and that the immunizer Brazilians are most willing to take is the one from Pfizer.
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