VACCINE HESITANCY REMAINS A MAJOR HURDLE Percent who say they will take the COVID-19 vaccine within the next year Global 27 75 76 80 69 69 70 71 71 72 73 74 65 65 65 66 66 66 68 58 58 59 59 62 64% 49 52 54 54 40 Willing to vaccinate… 43 45 45 48 51 31 Six months to one year 35 35 42 39 39 35 39 39 32 26 33 33 28 32 33 28 21 24 18 18 23 24 33 As soon as possible 15 Only 1 in 3 ready to take the vaccine as soon as possible 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer.VACCINE1. If and when a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available will you take it? Code 1, yes as soon as possible; code 2, yes, within a year. Question asked of half of the sample. General population, 27-mkt avg. *Nigeria not included in the global average 30
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