More Canadians see measles as dangerous compared to COVID, flu: poll – GLOBAL
March 27, 2024
As measles cases continue to spread across the country, a new poll shows that most Canadians perceive the highly contagious disease as dangerous, while fewer say the same for viruses like COVID-19 and influenza.
The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found 76 per cent of Canadians perceive measles as dangerous, whereas 71 per cent said the same for COVID-19, and 57 per cent for the flu.
The poll also found that 83 per cent of Canadians trust the measles vaccine’s safety, compared to 80 per cent for the flu vaccine and 71 per cent for the COVID-19 shot.
“I think (Canadians) see the ramifications of measles, particularly for children and younger people, as more serious than the flu or COVID,” Sean Simpson, vice-president of Ipsos Public Affairs, told Global News.
“Measles has a more significant impact and as a result, people do acknowledge that measles is perhaps more severe than COVID-19 or the flu.”
Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/10384080/measles-dangerous-covid-flu-ipsos-poll/
