The latest WHO/UNICEF estimates of national childhood immunisation coverage have revealed the largest declines in routine immunisation uptake globally in three decades. Through a large-scale retrospective modelling study, we investigate the extent to which vaccine confidence has changed globally using pre- and post-pandemic.
The State of the World’s Children 2023 was developed in collaboration with VCP and using Vaccine Confidence Index data. It reveals that public perception of the importance of vaccines for children declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in 52 out of 55 countries studied.
The VCP-Africa CDC working group has been conducting quantitative research in multiple waves from 2020 to 2022.
An interactive dashboard showcasing data gathered across two waves of quantitative research (Jan-2022 and Aug-2022) conducted as part of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Working Group Project.
Our third study of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among 23,000 respondents in 23 countries, surveyed from 29 June to 10 July 2022 found willingness to accept vaccination at 79.1%, up 5.2% from June 2021.
Vaccine confidence in Ghana is average compared to other countries. The latest data we have for Ghana is from surveys conducted in 2022 which showed that 69% of people feel that vaccines are safe and 71% think they are effective. 59% of those surveyed said they believe it’s important for children to have vaccines and 58% feel that vaccines are compatible with their religious beliefs.
Johnson & Johnson Global Public Health has worked with Fraym to create a series of geospatial mapping reports aimed at improving hyper-local understanding of vaccine hesitancy across sub-saharan Africa.
Project to support the development of guidance on interventions to improve vaccine uptake in LMICs, informed by an assessment of local barriers and drivers to adult vaccine uptake.
This report uses VCP data from 2015 – May 2021 to assess local barriers and drivers to adult vaccine uptake in Low – Middle Income Countries, with a view to supporting the development of targeted interventions and programs.
These reports visualise findings from surveys fielded across 14 African countries in January 2022.
This report outlines the methods and the findings of the VCP’s research, which was conducted to support The Learning Network for Countries in Transition countries in assessing and addressing their vaccine hesitancy issues and in building vaccine confidence capabilities.
Key figures share their perspectives on a controversy that led to the suspension of Ebola vaccine clinical trials in Ghana.