Britons are most willing to have vaccine but many nations remain hesitant, major international study finds

‘leaders must act now to help more people understand the benefits of being vaccinated’, WHO envoy says

Staff work in a vaccination centre as part of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Geneva, Switzerland (REUTERS)

People in the UK are more likely to be willing to be vaccinated than the likes of Australia, France and Japan, a new survey has found as the number of people to receive a jab in the country exceed 10 million.

Among the first nations in the world to have approved a jab to tackle the virus, the UK’s efforts to vaccinate the population have seen at least one dose administered to more than 10,021,000 people so far.

Now a survey has revealed that level of uptake has coincided with far flung support for immunisations compared to other countries - according to data compiled bu Imperial College London’s institute of Global Health Innovation and YouGov.