Residents of the Balkans believe in the conspiracy theory about the coronavirus, more than half against immunization
BizLife 14.12.2020 | RTS
More than 75 percent of the citizens of the Western Balkans believe in one of the conspiracy theories about Covid-19, according to a public opinion poll published by the expert group “The Balkans in Europe” and the European Fund for the Balkans.
Belief in conspiracy theories is highest in Albania, but the percentage is high in Serbia as well – from 40 to 70 percent, depending on the theory. The consequence of the prevalence of such beliefs is distrust in vaccines. Only 39 percent of the region’s citizens say they would receive the vaccine against the coronavirus – significantly less than in other parts of Europe. In Serbia, that percentage is higher than the regional average – around 50 percent of citizens