Health
France’s anti-vaxxers show deepening distrust of elites – Financial Times
A mix of medical scandals and anti-establishment sentiment have fuelled high vaccine hesitancy
The writer is a researcher at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Back in November, when BioNTech and Pzifer unveiled a Covid-19 vaccine with more than 90 per cent efficacy, the news was welcomed internationally. In the country of vaccination pioneer Louis Pasteur, however, distrust ran high from day one. According to recent polls, only 40 per cent of French people say they will get vaccinated. By comparison, UK polls show the proportion of Brits willing to take the vaccine stands at 77 per cent.
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