Fear about vaccine safety rises as race to develop Covid-19 shot gains speed

A technician conducts coronavirus vaccine research at the Valneva laboratories in Vienna, Austria, August 6 2020. Picture: AKOS STILLER/BLOMBERG

Regulators around the world have repeatedly said speed will not compromise safety, as quicker results would stem from conducting in parallel trials that are usually done in sequence. The VCP/Business Partners’ survey, expected to be published in a few weeks, will also show that Chinese participants were the most trusting of vaccines, while Russians were the least so, Ratzan said.

Only 70% of French people considered vaccines safe in a 2018 survey commissioned by the EU executive. The EU average was 82%, but trust fell to 68% for the shot against seasonal flu. Data collected by VCP from social media show that by the end of June about 40% of Britons' posts concerning a Covid-19 vaccine, for example, were negative, with many distrusting any coronavirus vaccine and the medical establishment.

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