The central importance of vaccines to global health is why we devoted a question series in the Wellcome Global Monitor to understanding people’s attitudes towards vaccines around the world. The Monitor found that globally, eight in ten people (79%) somewhat or strongly agree that vaccines are safe, while 7% somewhat or strongly disagree.
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In 2018, the European Commission engaged the Vaccine Confidence Project to create the first “State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU” report. Since then, the VCP has conducted bi-annual research to map and monitor public attitudes to vaccines across the region and examine trends over time.
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In this study we assessed the overall state of confidence in vaccines among the public in all 27 EU member states.
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In this large-scale retrospective data-driven analysis, we examined global trends in vaccine confidence using data from 290 surveys.
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Overview Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vaccine Confidence Project teamed up with YouTube and other health partners to reach people with credible information…