32.9% of the people, Corona 19 will end in the second half of this year

The National Assembly Futures Institute (President Hyun-Gon Kim) announced the results of corona-related questions in the “Koreans' Happiness Survey” in which 13,824 men and women aged 15 and over participated from November to December last year. The questionnaire related to Corona 19 in the'Koreans' Happiness Survey' contains △ current perception and severity of Corona 19 △ vaccination intention and reasons △ vaccination priority recognition △ expected time to end Corona 19 and the prospect of change in Korean society have. According to this, 66.2% of the current perception and severity of Corona 19 and related people are afraid of the current situation about Corona 19, while only 7.0% feel hopeful. In addition, 72.7% of the people said that the current situation of Corona 19 is serious, while 4.6% said they feel it is not.

 

In addition, when asked about vaccination intentions, 60.1% of the people answered'yes', 24.6% answered'nothing', and 15.2% answered'I don't know'. While 32.2% of the respondents who answered'I don't know' about the intention of vaccination, 55.4% of the respondents said they were concerned about side effects, and 30.8% suspected the safety of the vaccine. At the same time, the priority of vaccination and related to the first priority was infants and pregnant women (30.0%), the second priority was medical staff (23.9%), and the third priority was the elderly (17.5%). Regarding the question of the perception of the prospects for change in Korean society, 32.9% of the people expected an end in the second half of 2021, followed by the first half of 2021 (18.7%). They responded in order of strengthening the medical system, continuing a non-face-to-face culture, and strengthening international cooperation.

 

Meanwhile, the results of this survey and related researchers need to emphasize the government's education and publicity that transforms people's perception of fear and severity into cooperation for quarantine.To increase confidence in medical staff and the government's quarantine policy, Corona 19 or He suggested that there is a need to deal with misinformation or inflated distortion related to government policy. In addition, it is necessary to provide education and promotion activities related to vaccination by the KCDC and local governments in regions with relatively low vaccination intentions, as well as transparent and reasonable explanations based on scientific evidence to the public regarding the side effects of vaccination and safety of the vaccine He said that he should clear up his doubts through public relations. In addition, it is expected that the non-face-to-face culture will continue even after the end of the corona, along with the establishment of a more thorough surveillance and response system for another new infectious disease in the future after the corona crisis.