European trust in AstraZeneca vaccine falls, opinion poll says
Even though scientific studies have found the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be safe and effective, fewer Europeans trust it after several countries reported side effects like blood clots, according to a YouGov poll released on Monday.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) investigated reports of unusual blood disorders in AstraZeneca vaccine recipients and concluded last week that the vaccine's benefits outweighed the risks and that it should continue to be used. (file photo) Fewer Europeans trust the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after several countries reported side-effects, such as blood clots, an opinion poll by YouGov showed on Monday, even though scientific studies have found it is safe and effective. An increased number of French, German, Italian and Spanish adults said they considered the vaccine unsafe, YouGov found, although faith in other vaccines by Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc was unaffected.
“Not only have we seen considerable rises in those who consider it unsafe in the last two weeks in Europe, the
AstraZeneca vaccine continues to be seen as substantially less safe than its Pfizer and Moderna counterparts,” lead data journalist at YouGov Matt Smith said in a statement. Sixty-one percent of French adults surveyed said the vaccine was unsafe, a rise of 18 percentage points compared to February, YouGov said.
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