Survey among companies on the interest in vaccination

COVID-19 caused a number of changes in the daily activities of the business and the way it works, and led to the closure of some companies.

BCCI conducted an express survey among its members to learn the opinion of managers about the interest in vaccination among their employees. More than 120 companies and branch organizations took part in the survey. The results show that there is interest but it is a matter of personal choice. 34% of company executives say that their employees are interested in vaccination, and 22% say they are not. The largest share (50%) say that this is individual and they cannot give an opinion on the issue.

Many respondents state that they will wait and take a step towards vaccination only when they have the opportunity to choose a manufacturer, have more information about the effects of the vaccine, or in the event of a new peak in morbidity.

The business indicates that according to its observations 33% of employees (or 1/3 of them) would get inoculated.

With regard to the expected effects of the vaccines, the opinions are polar opposites – 42% of respondents expect to return to normal work and life after vaccination, while according to 47% of them nothing will change. Only 7% of companies see the opportunity to improve logistics and increased interest in cooperation with their company as possible effects of vaccination. According to employers, one of the most important effects of vaccination is the preservation of the health and life of human capital.

More than half of the companies (52%) do not approve of the possible compulsory vaccination required for traveling abroad. Only 28% of respondents find it necessary. The main arguments for the negative answer about compulsory vaccination is that even a vaccinated person can be a carrier of the virus, the effect of vaccination lasts a certain time and will create questions about the need for inoculation at regular periods so that we can travel, as well as may lead to a decline of customers for some companies – the largest effects being expected in the tourism sector. Obviously, businesses do not approve of mandatory vaccination when traveling abroad and this should be reflected in the position of public authorities.