Covid-19 vaccines: why are some people hesitant? (part one)

Science Weekly

• Episode: Covid-19 vaccines: why are some people hesitant? (part one)
• Website: Science Weekly
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• Duration: 00:21:48
• Published: 2020-12-22 06:00

Less than a year since Covid-19 was genetically sequenced, vaccinations against it have begun. Despite being a cause for celebration, the vaccines have been met with some public hesitancy. In the first of a two-part exploration into Covid-19 vaccine scepticism, Nicola Davis speaks to Dr Samantha Vanderslott and Dr Caitjan Gainty about why some people are apprehensive, and how much of a problem vaccine scepticism really is. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod