According to the results of a survey regarding the COVID-19 vaccine conducted among in Italy in October 2020, the largest share of respondents (49 percent) thought that, when a COVID-19 vaccine will be approved, it will be sufficiently safe. However, only 12 percent of the respondent declared thet they think it will be very safe. The same share of respondents thought that it will not be safe at all.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Pensa ancora al vaccino anti Covid-19.
Quando uno dei vaccini sarà approvato, quanto ti fidi del fatto che sia sicuro?"
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YouGov Italy. (October 20, 2020). When a COVID-19 vaccine is available, how much do you think it is going to be safe? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183630/safety-perception-of-covid-19-vaccine-italy/
YouGov Italy. "When a COVID-19 vaccine is available, how much do you think it is going to be safe?." Chart. October 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183630/safety-perception-of-covid-19-vaccine-italy/
YouGov Italy. (2020). When a COVID-19 vaccine is available, how much do you think it is going to be safe?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183630/safety-perception-of-covid-19-vaccine-italy/
YouGov Italy. "When a Covid-19 Vaccine Is Available, How Much Do You Think It Is Going to Be Safe?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183630/safety-perception-of-covid-19-vaccine-italy/
YouGov Italy, When a COVID-19 vaccine is available, how much do you think it is going to be safe? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183630/safety-perception-of-covid-19-vaccine-italy/ (last visited June 12, 2025)
When a COVID-19 vaccine is available, how much do you think it is going to be safe? [Graph], YouGov Italy, October 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183630/safety-perception-of-covid-19-vaccine-italy/