Half of anti-vaxxers are now jabbed and vaccine confidence is surging among ethnic minorities, study shows

Half of all anti-vaxxers in the UK are now jabbed and vaccine confidence is surging among ethnic minorities, a study has found.

Some 52 per cent of people who said they would not get a jab when asked in November and December 2020 have now done so.

And 84 per cent of people who said they were 'not very' or 'not at all likely' to accept a vaccine when asked last year have since been vaccinated, research by King's College London and the University of Bristol found.


This indicates many people's hesitancy has waned since the vaccine rollout began six months ago, the researchers say.

Vaccine confidence has doubled in ethnic minorities, from 36 per cent saying they were certain or very likely to get jabbed in November/December to 72 per cent now saying they are this likely to do so or have already had a jab.

And it has tripled in Muslims over the same period, from 23 per cent to 67 per cent.


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