As of November 2020, a number of vaccines for the coronavirus (COVID-19) were in phase III clinical trials, with a small number further along the development stage. In the United Kingdom, a survey found that only 17 percent of respondents strongly support making a coronavirus immunization compulsory for everyone have, although there is strong support for people to be banned from posting conspiracy theories online about the vaccine.
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Extent of support for the following legal statements regarding a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in the United Kingdom as of November 2020
Characteristic
Strongly support
Tend to support
Tend to oppose
Strongly oppose
Don't know
Making it compulsory for everyone to have a vaccine
17%
25%
21%
24%
12%
Banning people from campaigning against people taking the vaccine
31%
22%
20%
15%
12%
Banning people from posting conspiracy theories about the vaccine online
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Opinium. (November 21, 2020). Extent of support for the following legal statements regarding a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in the United Kingdom as of November 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190138/uk-support-for-coronavirus-vaccine-legal-scenarios/
Opinium. "Extent of support for the following legal statements regarding a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in the United Kingdom as of November 2020." Chart. November 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190138/uk-support-for-coronavirus-vaccine-legal-scenarios/
Opinium. (2020). Extent of support for the following legal statements regarding a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in the United Kingdom as of November 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190138/uk-support-for-coronavirus-vaccine-legal-scenarios/
Opinium. "Extent of Support for The following Legal Statements regarding a Coronavirus (Covid-19) Vaccine in The United Kingdom as of November 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190138/uk-support-for-coronavirus-vaccine-legal-scenarios/
Opinium, Extent of support for the following legal statements regarding a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in the United Kingdom as of November 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190138/uk-support-for-coronavirus-vaccine-legal-scenarios/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Extent of support for the following legal statements regarding a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in the United Kingdom as of November 2020 [Graph], Opinium, November 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190138/uk-support-for-coronavirus-vaccine-legal-scenarios/
