LONDON (Reuters) – People’s desire to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing worldwide and more than half of those surveyed said they would catch fire if they offered an up-to-date survey on global confidence in vaccines next week was found on Thursday.
But attitudes and confidence vary widely in the 15 countries covered by the survey, with France showing a high level of skepticism and some Asian countries showing declining confidence in vaccines, while some European countries are seeing growing confidence.
In general, confidence in vaccines is higher than in November, when the same survey – conducted in 15 countries and covering 13,500 people each time – found that only 40% would be willing to get vaccinated.
The survey, conducted by YouGov and the Institute for Global Health Innovation (IGHI) at Imperial College London, found that people in the UK were most likely to have a COVID-19 vaccine at 78%, followed by Denmark at 67%.
France had the highest proportion of respondents who said they would not get the vaccine, at 44%, but saw a doubling of the proportion who strongly agreed that they would get a vaccine, from 15% in November to 30%. % in January.
In Australia, Japan, South Korea and Singapore, the desire to get a vaccine has declined since November, with Japan being the least prepared, followed by Singapore.
“Because vaccines will play a vital role in controlling the pandemic, leaders must now act to help more people understand the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination and ensure that no one is left behind,” said David Nabarro, co. -IGHI director and expert of the World Health Organization on COVID-19.
The survey is part of the efforts of WHO and other bodies to monitor health-related behaviors and attitudes during the pandemic.
As of April 2020, researchers have studied more than 470,000 people worldwide. The most recent survey took place on January 4-24.
It was found that most people trust vaccines, two-thirds expressing strong or moderate confidence and only 12% do not trust at all. It also found that two-thirds of people believe that vaccination is important for their health.
Reported by Kate Kelland, edited by Giles Elgood