In December 2020, a survey carried in the United Kingdom (UK) found that 24 percent of respondents strongly agreed that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe, while a further 34 percent somewhat agreed. Although only 16 percent of respondents strongly believed that it should be compulsory for everyone to receive a vaccination, 32 percent strongly agreed it should be mandatory for anyone travelling in or out of the country.
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To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding the COVID-19 vaccines being used in the UK?
Characteristic
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
Don't know
It should be compulsory for travelling in/out of the UK to have a COVID-19 vaccination
32%
26%
16%
6%
11%
8%
It is a source of national pride that the UK was the first in the world to approve a COVID-19 vaccine
24%
28%
25%
7%
11%
6%
COVID-19 vaccines used in the UK are safe
24%
34%
17%
3%
5%
18%
I trust the organizations that developed the COVID-19 vaccines
24%
35%
20%
6%
7%
8%
COVID-19 vaccines used in the UKare effective
20%
32%
17%
2%
4%
25%
It should be compulsory for all to be given a COVID-19 vaccination
16%
23%
19%
14%
22%
7%
The COVID-19 vaccination process is going well
14%
33%
23%
4%
5%
21%
The COVID-19 vaccination process is a waste of money
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Yonder. (December 17, 2020). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding the COVID-19 vaccines being used in the UK? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195399/views-on-the-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-uk/
Yonder. "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding the COVID-19 vaccines being used in the UK?." Chart. December 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195399/views-on-the-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-uk/
Yonder. (2020). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding the COVID-19 vaccines being used in the UK?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195399/views-on-the-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-uk/
Yonder. "To What Extent Do You Agree or Disagree with The following Statements regarding The Covid-19 Vaccines Being Used in The Uk?." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195399/views-on-the-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-uk/
Yonder, To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding the COVID-19 vaccines being used in the UK? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195399/views-on-the-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding the COVID-19 vaccines being used in the UK? [Graph], Yonder, December 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195399/views-on-the-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-uk/
