Just over half the UK population would be certain or very likely to have a vaccine against coronavirus, with "damaging" misperceptions influencing people's intentions, research suggests.
King's College London and Ipsos Mori found that a greater likelihood of refusing a potential vaccine is linked to beliefs, attitudes and values that reflect greater scepticism about science and authority, and less concern about the Covid-19 pandemic.
The study, based on 2,237 interviews with UK residents aged 16-75, found that one in five (20%) would be fairly likely to have a coronavirus vaccine if one becomes available, while one in six (16%) said they are unlikely to have it or definitely will not.