Nearly 3 in 4 adults plan to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, global survey shows

The survey found that 74% of adults globally are willing to get vaccinated if a coronavirus vaccine became available, with respondents from China the most enthusiastic to do so.

But the 26% of people not interested in getting a vaccine “is significant enough to compromise the effectiveness of rolling out a Covid-19 vaccine,” said the World Economic Forum.

Here are some other highlights from the survey:

In the U.S., the country with the highest number of cumulative cases and deaths, 67% of respondents said they would get a vaccine;
Less than half — or around 41% — of respondents globally expect a vaccine to be available to the public this year;
China was the most optimistic about the availability of a vaccine in 2020, while respondents from Poland and Japan showed the most skepticism;

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