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Filipinos willing to get vaccinated climbs to 45%: SWS
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey in June showed that 45% of adult Filipinos are willing to get inoculated against COVID-19, with 36% "surely" and 9% "probably" willing.
This represents a 13 percentage point increase from the May 2021 survey, where only 32% approved of vaccination.
The June survey also indicated that 24% of Filipinos remain uncertain about vaccination, while 21% do not want to receive the vaccine.
Nationally, 7% of respondents had received their first dose and 3% had received their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Willingness to get vaccinated increased across all regions, with Metro Manila showing the highest rate at 49% (up from 41% in May) and Balance Luzon at 46% (up from 28% in May).
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