A global survey to understand general vaccine trust, COVID-19 and influenza vaccine confidence.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the way that the world views vaccines. While safe and effective, COVID-19 vaccines were, and continue to be met with hesitancy and misinformation. We aimed to understand public perceptions and trust in COVID-19 vaccinations and how the pandemic has impacted perceptions of non-COVID-19 vaccines.

Methods

Survey data were collected between August 7, 2023-August 16, 2023, from 7,000 respondents aged 18 years and older from the United States (n = 1,000); Nigeria (n = 1,000); United Kingdom (n = 1,000); France (n = 1,000); Canada (n = 1,000); Brazil (n = 1,000); and India (n = 1,000).

Results

Trust in COVID-19 vaccines was highest in Brazil (84.6%) and India (80.4%) and

SUBMITTER: D'Silva C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11615073 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature