'My husband and I are all for vaccinations. Gargi Singh said she and her husband aren't vaccinated because they're wary of the mRNA technology specifically. Numerous other emailers shared their objection to being what they described as a 'guinea pig' for the mRNA vaccines, which many called 'experimental.' I do believe the public health authorities are 'following the science,' I just don't think the science is figured out yet, and I don't want to be part of the experiment.'

'I don't doubt that these vaccines work to reduce the effects of COVID-19, but I don’t think anyone could possibly know what the long-term ramifications of taking these drugs will be. I don’t trust the government, or big pharma to have my best interests in mind,' wrote Keegan Foden, who lives in the Fraser Health region of B.C. 'I have thought about getting 'the jab' many times in the last year, but I’ve decided not to for several reasons. Rietema, like many others who wrote to CTVNews.ca, said that she is very concerned about the vaccines' accelerated development and testing process, as well as profit-driven interests of pharmaceutical companies manufacturing the shots. It is rooted in the lack of trust in those making conclusions based on very limited time and data.' 'This is not a decision made lightly, based on fear, or ridiculous information dug up from the nether regions of the internet. We believe everyone should have the right to make their own decisions, ‎whether for vaccines or not, based on fully informed sources of information,' wrote Marina Rietema of Guelph, Ont. 'We are not anti-vaxxers (all our children have received all the regular childhood vaccines up to this point) and we are not pro-vaxxers (we have not received the COVID vaccine). Most rejected the term 'anti-vaxxer,' many noting that they have received other vaccinations in the past, but have serious concerns about the novelty of the COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada.

Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inboxĪmong the responses from people across the country, the majority expressed concerns about potential side-effects and the amount of research and testing of the vaccines as the main reasons for their hesitancy.The responses were emailed to CTVNews.ca and have not been independently verified. 13, approximately 18.3 per cent of the eligible population (12+) was unvaccinated.īecause numbers don't explain why some are opting not to get vaccinated, CTVNews.ca asked Canadians who haven't got a shot to share their reasons. While Canada’s largest-ever mass vaccination program is administering tens of thousands of COVID-19 shots every day, many Canadians haven’t got a shot and don’t plan to anytime soon.Īccording to CTVNews.ca's vaccine tracker, as of Aug.

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