The State of the World’s Children 2023

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.

State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU

In 2018, the European Commission engaged the Vaccine Confidence Project to create the first “State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU” report. Since then, the VCP has conducted bi-annual research to map and monitor public attitudes to vaccines across the region and examine trends over time.

Italy

Vaccine confidence in Italy is very high compared to other countries. The latest data we have for Italy is from surveys conducted in 2022 which showed that 85% of people feel that vaccines are safe and 90% think they are effective. 85% of those surveyed said they believe it’s important for children to have vaccines and 86% feel that vaccines are compatible with their religious beliefs.

State of Vaccine Confidence in EU, 2022

Read the 2022 instalment of the VCPs bi-annual research report “The State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU,” which monitors public attitudes to vaccines across the continent.