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Over 4 in 5 people who were hesitant would now take Covid-19 vaccine

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More than four out of five people (86%) of people who were uncertain or intending to refuse a COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020 changed their mind and planned on, or had already accepted, a vaccine in February 2021. This shift was consistent across all ethnic groups and all levels of social deprivation.

This work was reported on by multiple print and online media as well as professional press.  See links below.  You can read details of this analysis here.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/mar/24/covid-vaccine-hesitancy-england-wales-being-overcome-study-finds

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-vaccine-hesitancy-study-ucl-b1821859.html

https://inews.co.uk/news/health/covid-19-vaccine-jab-hesitancy-is-waning-as-the-rollout-continues-say-scientists-927307

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/26/988165812/how-a-u-k-imam-countered-vaccine-hesitancy-and-helped-thousands-get-the-jab?t=1620729315964

https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n837

https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinical-areas/immunology-and-vaccines/book-covid-jab-before-supply-dries-up-nhse-tells-eligible-patients/

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-21/covid-vaccines-gen-z-and-millennials-are-the-next-challenge-for-u-s-and-u-k

https://www.gponline.com/gps-urged-repeat-covid-19-vaccine-offers-study-shows-fall-hesitancy/article/1710748

https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/coronavirus/2021/04/why-has-covid-19-vaccine-had-such-high-uptake-uk