Preference for AZ vaccine declines – but vaccine confidence undented

Press release issued: 28 April 2021

The public's preference for the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has declined since last month, and belief that it causes blood clots has increased – but despite this, vaccine confidence is higher than it was towards the end of 2020, and there has been a big rise in the proportion of people who say they want to be vaccinated as soon as possible, according to a new study.

The research, by the University of Bristol, King’s College London and the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emergency Preparedness and Response, is based on a survey of 4,896 UK adults aged 18 to 75 conducted between 1 and 16 April 2021. This follows up a study in November and December 2020 and tracks some of the same individuals to see how their views have changed and why.

Read the full University of Bristol press release.

Report:

'COVID-19 vaccines: Confidence, concerns and behaviours' by Daniel Allington, Siobhan McAndrew, Vivienne Moxham-Hall, and Bobby Duffy