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

Published: Dec. 22, 2020, 5 a.m.

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