Covid-19 vaccine is getting closer, and governments are scrambling to meet the financial and logistical challenge of immunizing their populations in a short space of time.
Hopes for a pickup in global economic growth next year depend on it.But the bigger challenge may end up being psychological: How to convince people to actually take the shot.
Achieving herd immunity may mean at least 80% of people will need the vaccine, leaving little room for error.Polls suggest it’s France, the birthplace of vaccine pioneer Louis Pasteur, that will be the country to watch.
A recent Ipsos survey found that only 54% of French adults would be willing to get a Covid-19 vaccine when it’s available, the lowest score of 15 countries.