Irish faith in vaccine effectiveness jumps to 91% 

The uptake among under-12s has been slow with just 93,300 vaccinated out of a total of 480,000 — or 19% — up to March 14.

Irish faith in vaccines has grown since the Covid pandemic began, with 91% of Irish people saying they believe vaccines are effective, a jump of 12 points since attitudes were last assessed in 2019. 

The Ipsos survey also found that a high proportion of people worry about vaccine misinformation, with “user-generated online content” cited as the least trusted source of information — such as what appears on social media sites.