Autumn community views survey

Healthwatch Harrow wanted to find out how people felt about Covid-19 in the Autumn of 2021 after most restrictions had been lifted.  67 people responded to the survey.   

Around two in three said they would be happy to have the booster vaccine indicate they would take the booster. Analysis by age found that all those aged 65 plus would take it, compared to just over half of 45-64 year olds and just a third of 25-44 year olds.  Men were more likely to want to have it than women.

Around two thirds of respondents feel confident in going about their daily life. People aged 65 plus are noticeably least confident in going about their daily lives. •Men are some 30% more confident than women.

When asking people specifically about their ‘biggest worry’, the clearest concern was about others not taking basic precautions – particularly mask wearing. A fifth of respondents are worried about contracting the virus while 10% have concerns about passing it on to others.  Fifteen per cent are worried about the spread by unvaccinated people and 4% cite fears around vaccine efficacy.