South Africa

Vaccine confidence in South Africa is high* compared to other countries. The latest data we have for South Africa is from surveys conducted in 2024, which showed that 75% of people feel that vaccines are safe and 78% think they are effective. 77% of those surveyed said they believe it’s important for children to have vaccines and 65% feel that vaccines are compatible with their religious beliefs.

Confidence in vaccines in South Africa has decreased since the first surveys carried out there. In 2015, average vaccine confidence was high*. 85% of people felt that vaccines were safe and 86% thought they were effective. 90% said they believed it was important for children to have vaccines.

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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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COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in Africa

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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.