POOR INFORMATION HYGIENE THREATENS PANDEMIC RECOVERY Percent who say they will take the COVID-19 vaccine within a year Those with good Those with poor 16 countries with double-digit gaps information hygiene information hygiene 88 80 78 77 78 72 72 72 73 70 65 69 70 65 67 67 62 63 63 61 59 59 56 55 57 59 56 57 48 52 49 50 46 42 Gap, willingness to vaccinate 11pts within a year 21 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 12 11 11 10 Global 27 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 42 of half of the sample. General population, 27-mkt avg, by hygiene level. For full details on how the Information Hygiene Scale was built, please refer to the Technical Appendix.