One in five Britons won’t get Covid-19 vaccine amid ‘fears of side-effects’

Experts say findings of new study pose a ‘real worry’ for public health

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One in five people in Britain are “unlikely” to accept a coronavirus vaccine when one becomes available, with adverse side-effects and the motivations of commercial providers cited amongst concerns.

University College London’s Covid-19 social study, which saw more than 70,000 participants surveyed, found that just 49% of UK residents would be “very likely” to allow the jab to be administered, The Guardian reports.

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