Canadians Divided Over Making COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory

Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

The COVID-19 vaccine could prove to be a prickly public health debate, results from a poll conducted by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies show.

The poll, conducted from April 24 to 26 and surveying 1,515 adult Canadians, found that while 60 percent of respondents believe people should be required to get the vaccine once it is ready, the other 40 percent think it should be voluntary.