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Vaccine hesitancy could affect Manitoba achieving herd immunity, survey says
poll for Doctors Manitoba, which also shows that one in 10 Manitobans don’t plan on getting the shot at all.Those least likely to get it, according to the poll, are rural Manitobans, men, and those with lower levels of education — mostly citing concerns about side effects and the belief that the vaccine was rushed.That being said, 80 per cent of the Manitobans surveyed said they believe the vaccines are safe — but more than 80 per cent feel the province’s roll-out strategy is taking too long.The survey, which gathered the opinions of 1,000 Manitobans and 1,022 Manitoba physicians, indicated that while most doctors — 95 per cent — have already been vaccinated, a significant number (68 per cent) of them remain concerned that the province