Allensbach survey: Only two percent of the unvaccinated would be vaccinated if vaccination was compulsory

According to a survey, after the introduction of a general corona vaccination obligation, only two percent of the unvaccinated would be vaccinated.

The "Welt" reported on Saturday, citing a representative survey by the Allensbach Institute on behalf of the professional association of preventologists.

The vast majority of those surveyed who were not vaccinated (61 percent) want to pay fines or be exempted from the obligation if vaccination is introduced.

37 percent of the unvaccinated have not yet decided.

51 percent for compulsory vaccination

"This result of the Allensbach study makes it clear that compulsory vaccination cannot achieve the hoped-for effect of increasing the vaccination rate," explained Ellis Huber, Chairman of the Professional Association of Prevention Scientists, with a view to the survey.

This is also evidenced by the vaccination rate in Austria after the introduction of the obligation.

Overall, 51 percent of all respondents support the introduction of compulsory vaccination.

A quarter of the vaccinated people are against the introduction of compulsory vaccination and, according to the survey, almost half of the population doubt that general compulsory vaccination can be enforced and that compliance can be monitored.

44 percent of the population are also convinced that the pandemic will not end with general vaccination in Germany.

34 percent stated that compulsory vaccination made no sense if new variants of the corona virus kept appearing.

The survey took place in February 2022 and is based on 1033 interviews with a representative cross-section of the population aged 16 and over.

Of those surveyed, 84 percent were at least twice vaccinated, 69 percent also with a booster vaccination.

Eleven percent were therefore unvaccinated.