In the EU 27% of citizens do not want to be vaccinated against covid .. Not exactly four cats
After a difficult start, the European vaccination campaign has accelerated in recent weeks, despite persistent restrictions on the continent's "vaccine workhorse", AstraZeneca, (due to concerns about deadly brain blood clots affecting a small number of patients with low blood platelet counts) and the persistent skepticism of many young people, including among healthcare professionals.
According to Bloomberg's latest numbers, more than 1.36 billion doses of various vaccines have been administered (although this figure probably excludes many millions of vaccinated in China) and of these, EU countries have administered just over 200 millions. However, only 12% of European adults have been fully vaccinated, and that number has risen with extreme and ridiculous slowness.
As the United States prepares to begin vaccinating 12-year-olds, vaccine skepticism remains a major long-term barrier to Europe's long-term growth prospects, which is becoming an increasingly important piece of the prospects of many. investors expect strong global growth rebound over the next year as the developed world emerges from the COVID era.
But what the FT calls "vaccination hesitation" remains widespread:
In the EU, 27% of adults said it is "very unlikely" or "quite unlikely" that they get vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to a Eurofound survey.
Hesitation is highest in eastern countries, with Bulgaria in the lead with 61% saying they are "nervous" about the vaccination. Elsewhere in the region, the report finds more than 30% of hesitant citizens in Latvia, Croatia, Slovenia, Poland and Slovakia with peaks of 50%.
The most skeptical of the largest EU countries is France, where only half of adults say it is "likely" or "quite likely" that they will get the vaccination. The numbers for Spain and Italy are much lower, just 20%. This explains Macron's attempt to impose the covid pass on his own citizens, an attempt however blatantly rejected by the National Assembly.
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