Share People are more likely to get vaccinated against diseases such as COVID-19 in countries where societal trust in science is high. This is the key finding from a new report, published today in Nature Human Behaviour, from the University of Sydney, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and Surrey University. In the study, the researchers used the biggest data survey on vaccine confidence (the 2018 Wellcome Global Monitor), covering over 120,000 respondents across 126 countries, to determine how trust in science across society drives vaccine confidence in individuals. Trust in science is highest in Australasia, North America, and western Europe and lowest in South America, Eastern Europe, and Africa.