OFF LIKE A SHOT.

When it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine, ECPs are (mostly) all in.

According to EB’s most recent wave of Covid-19 + ECPs research, almost 100% of eyecare professional respondents are either already inoculated (69%) or plan to get vaccinated (28%). Only 3% say they do not plan to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

And, while the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine ramps up across the country—with health care workers standing near the front of the line to receive the shot—eyecare professionals are faced with several important decisions right now.

“Will I get vaccinated? Will I ask my staff to get the vaccine? Will I offer an incentive to do so?”

In fact, a full 69% of ECP respondents say that they will ask staff members to get vaccinated, but only 6% will require it. Another 12% say they will incentivize staff to receive the vaccine. One large optical retailer, Eyemart Express, announced in February that it will pay bonuses to frontline associates that receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

Here, we share a few key stats from our EB study to bring a shot in the dark to light.