3 charts show what people around world think about COVID-19 vaccines — and reveal stark differences between countries
Market research firm Ipsos surveyed thousands of people across the world to learn about global attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines.Just 54% percent of Russians say they'll get a vaccine when one becomes available, whereas 97% of Chinese respondents said they'd get one.
As the coronavirus pandemic roils the globe, many see a vaccine as the world's chance to return to something more closely resembling normal. Currently, World Health Organization is tracking overwith 9 candidates currently in Phase 3 of clinical trials. Normally, vaccines take years to develop, but scientists are hoping to cut that time down to 12 to 18 months.
"The 26% shortfall in vaccine confidence is significant enough to compromise the effectiveness of rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine," said Arnaud Bernaert of the World Economic Forum, according to a. "It is therefore critical that governments and the private sector come together to build confidence and ensure that manufacturing capacity meets the global supply of a COVID-19 vaccination programme.
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