ECOS: Majority in favor of mandatory vaccination in Germany

17 January 2022, by Andrea Bükow

Thi is a graphic about a mandatory vaccination in Germany

Photo: HCHE

65 percent of people in Germany support mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 for all adults. Sixty percent are in favor of mandatory vaccination for all age groups with an already approved vaccine - including children and adolescents. In general, the older people are, the more they support mandatory vaccination. In addition, approval is highest in northern and western Germany. However, around one in six people have not yet reached a clear opinion for or against compulsory vaccination.

Further results of the current survey of the representative European Covid Survey, which is regularly conducted by the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE), can be found here.

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