Europe’s Anti-Vaxxers

Vaccine hesitancy and conspiracy theories are undermining Europe's inoculation campaign.

• Surveys are showing that Europeans are among those with the least confidence in COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccine scepticism is often linked to low levels of trust in government information.
• Vaccine hesitancy is threatening the European Union's campaign to successfully inoculate its population.
• Leading experts propose to counter disinformation campaigns and engage sceptics in conversation while advising against a vaccine mandate.
• Meanwhile, the relatives of unvaccinated people who died of the virus tell their stories to convince other vaccine sceptics.