Vaccine confidence in Malta is high1 compared to other countries. The latest data we have for Malta is from surveys conducted in 2022 which showed that 72% of people feel that vaccines are safe and 79% think they are effective. 70% of those surveyed said they believe it’s important for children to have vaccines and 65% feel that vaccines are compatible with their religious beliefs.
Confidence in vaccines in Malta has declined since the first surveys carried out there. In 2018, 74% of people felt that vaccines were safe while 78% thought they were effective. 87% said they believed it was important for children to have vaccines.
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