Europeans most against idea of immunization; rise in anti-vaxxers in continent: Study

European countries are least trusting when it comes to vaccines with large populations belonging to anti-vaxxers community, a recent study revealed. According to a research report released by Lancet, European countries ranked lowest in terms of trust in vaccines with just one in five people in countries like Lithuania and Albania believing that y were safe.

study which was conducted by researchers from UK, US and Belgium surveyed nearly 300,000 people across 149 countries, to identity 'vaccine hesitancy hotspots' in world between 2018-19. 

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Most were identified in Europe with countries like Poland witnessing a drop in confidence in vaccine safety. It's important to mention that many of se European countries are witnessing a growth of highly organised local 'anti-vaccine movement' which could be a major reason for ir mistrust, researchers believe. 

However, some countries in Europe recorded a rise in confidence over vaccine safety. se included UK, Finland, France, Italy, and Ireland. France saw an 8% rise in vaccine confidence from 22 per cent in 2018, to 30 per cent in 2019.

Conducted by teams from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Imperial College London, University of Washington, and Antwerp University in Belgium, report also recorded countries with highest trust in vaccines with Uganda, Banglesh, Liberia, Burundi and Namibia taking top 5 spots. India showed an 82% trust in vaccines standing at sixth spot. 

top countries with low vaccine trust include a large number of countries from Asia as well. top 5 spots were taken by Japan, Lithuania, Albania, Hong Kong and Russia. China and Taiwan also me list at sixth and seventh spot.

findings, conducted between 2018 to 2019, raise serious questions on people's willingness and acceptance to a Covid-19 vaccination when it is released. 

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