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More than half of the people in the UK who were firmly against getting vaccinated at around the time the first dose was administered have had a jab, a study has suggested.
Researchers at the University of Bristol and King’s College London also found that about one in seven of the staunchest sceptics who have yet to be vaccinated have changed their minds and intend to get the jab when offered it.
Dr Siobhan McAndrew, a senior lecturer in quantitative social science at Bristol, said the driving force behind the change of heart was often the “concrete benefits of being vaccinated in terms of being able to travel and to see family and friends again”.
She added: “Part of the rise in vaccine confidence relates to social proof: people feel more confident because they observe others taking their vaccine with confidence.
www.theguardian.com
Researchers at the University of Bristol and King’s College London also found that about one in seven of the staunchest sceptics who have yet to be vaccinated have changed their minds and intend to get the jab when offered it.
Dr Siobhan McAndrew, a senior lecturer in quantitative social science at Bristol, said the driving force behind the change of heart was often the “concrete benefits of being vaccinated in terms of being able to travel and to see family and friends again”.
She added: “Part of the rise in vaccine confidence relates to social proof: people feel more confident because they observe others taking their vaccine with confidence.
Most people in UK initially opposed to Covid vaccine have had jab, study finds
Driving force behind change of heart was being able to travel and see family, researchers say
www.theguardian.com
