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Adults living in the most deprived areas of England are three times more likely to be hesitant about getting a coronavirus vaccination than those in the least deprived parts, figures suggest.
One in 10 people in the most deprived parts reported vaccine hesitancy between April 28 and May 23, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
This compares with 3% of those in the least deprived areas.
(PA Graphics)
Overall, hesitancy levels in Britain are slightly down from the previous month, the survey of 15,173 adults aged 16 and over found.
This was defined as adults who have refused a vaccine, say they would be unlikely to get a vaccine when offered, and those who responded “neither likely nor unlikely”, “don’t know” or “prefer not to say” when asked.
Adults living in the most deprived areas of England are three times more likely to be hesitant about getting a coronavirus vaccination than those in the least deprived parts, figures suggest.
One in 10 people in the most deprived parts reported vaccine hesitancy between April 28 and May 23, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
This compares with 3% of those in the least deprived areas.
(PA Graphics)
Overall, hesitancy levels in Britain are slightly down from the previous month, the survey of 15,173 adults aged 16 and over found.
This was defined as adults who have refused a vaccine, say they would be unlikely to get a vaccine when offered, and those who responded “neither likely nor unlikely”, “don’t know” or “prefer not to say” when asked.