Britain is now the most pro-vaccination country in the world - Yahoo News Australia

The number of Britons willing to take the coronavirus vaccine when offered has leapt 20% in two months, making the UK the most pro-vax nation in the world.

Data published by YouGov revealed that on 10 November 61% of those surveyed in a nationwide poll said they would be willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

In mid-November only 45% of Swedes said they would be willing to take the vaccine but that figure has since increased to 66% who would take the vaccine (or had already done so) by mid-January.

Last week, YouGov’s COVID-19 tracker showed that people in Thailand were the most likely to say that they would take the coronavirus vaccine, at 83%, however this had dropped to 77% on Monday, the last date tracking took place, putting the UK at the top of the chart.

In the US, where YouGov has been tracking attitudes since July, currently 51% of Americans have either received their vaccine or are happy to do so – the highest level so far.

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Britons are the most likely in the world to say they have/will take the COVID-19 vaccine (81%).

A mass vaccination programme was launched in Britain in December and on Thursday Matt Hancock announced that 4.6 million people had already received their first dose of the vaccine.

The government has committed to giving 13 million people in the UK the vaccine by the end of February.