Vaccine nation?: potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa

Abstract

As South Africa geared up for its national COVID-19 vaccine rollout, concerns were expressed about the extent to which the adult public would voluntarily take it. In response, a recent survey by the University of Johannesburg and the HSRC examined patterns of vaccine acceptance and hesitancy. The results are encouraging in part, but show that we need a large-scale vaccine education campaign to address lingering concerns and call for more scientifically-backed information among a sizable minority.