Laos

Vaccine confidence in Laos is very high* compared to other countries. The latest data we have for Laos is from surveys conducted in 2022, which showed that 91% of people feel that vaccines are safe and 91% think they are effective. 90% of those surveyed said they believe it’s important for children to have vaccines and 78% feel that vaccines are compatible with their religious beliefs.

Confidence in vaccines in Laos has increased since the first surveys carried out there. In 2018, average vaccine confidence was very low*. 48% of people felt that vaccines were safe and 47% thought they were effective. 51% said they believed it was important for children to have vaccines.

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Projects
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.

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Nigeria

Vaccine confidence in Nigeria is high compared to other countries. The latest data we have for Nigeria is from surveys conducted in 2022 which showed that 81% of people feel that vaccines are safe and 82% think they are effective. 81% of those surveyed said they believe it’s important for children to have vaccines and 78% feel that vaccines are compatible with their religious beliefs.

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ASSURE

Overview The Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, in partnership with Premise, developed ASSURE – Assessing Signals and Supporting Resilience.