May 24, 2020 — Croatians may take a pass on a coronavirus vaccine, according to a survey conducted by HRT.
The poll of 1,400 respondents also showed a vast majority want the nation’s borders wide-open.
The figures two months after Croatian authorities fought back a potential COVID-19 outbreak with stringent measures, including travel restrictions and curtailing business hours.
The survey include several other questions:
Are you afraid of the crown (COVID-19)?
9 percent of respondents said they were very scared.
18.4 percent of respondents are afraid but much less than at the beginning of the epidemic.
43.9 percent are not afraid but cautious.
28.4 percent said that they are not afraid at all.
0.3 percent of respondents said they did not know or could not make a decision.
Scientists around the world are in an accelerated search for a vaccine against the COVID-19 virus, and respondents answered the question of what they would do after the discovery and scientific testing of the vaccine.
Do you intend to get vaccinated?
47.3 percent said for sure or probably.
41.2 percent of the respondents likely no or definitely will not be vaccinated.
11.5 percent do not know or cannot decide.
The final question addressed the primary means of restarting Croatia’s tourism season: opening up the country.
Should Croatia open its state borders before the tourist season?
Yes, as many as 80 percent of respondents think without or with limitations. 15.2 percent did not answer, and 4.8 percent did not know or could not decide.
