Results from a large online survey of adults in France find that, despite the large uptake in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in France (93%), uncertainty about them still exists within a majority of the French population. This hesitancy isn’t simply restricted to a few ‘anti-vaxxers’ but concerns about long-term safety of mRNA vaccines exist amongst the general population and are a big factor in vaccine hesitancy. In their conclusion, based on the survey, the authors suggest that “public health experts and decision-makers should abandon their tendency to label all forms of doubts about scientific consensus and beliefs that run counter to it as a rejection of science itself”.
The COVID-19 pandemic enabled mRNA vaccines to be used on a large proportion of the population (in France the uptake rate was 93% with similarly high uptake rates in many other countries), showcasing their potential to combat infectious diseases, including cancer. However, the survey found that only a small majority of the participants (51%) supported the idea that “Messenger RNA is a promising technology for tomorrow’s medicine”, despite the high uptake in the country.
Only 15% of survey respondents strongly agreed with the view that “In the event of a new epidemic, mRNA vaccines will be useful” with 31% agreeing, 35% don’t know, 10% disagreeing and 9% strongly disagreeing. Similarly, there was no strong consensus that it was “Thanks to the mRNA vaccines that the COVID-19 epidemic was bought under control”, with 11% strongly agreeing with this statement while 14% strongly disagreed with the statement; as for most of the questions, the don’t knows were the largest group (32%).
A question about the long-term side-effects of mRNA vaccines was the only question where a clear majority of respondents supported the statement posed, with 62% of respondents agreeing with the statement that “There is still a lot we don’t know about the long-term effects of messenger RNA vaccines”. Among these respondents, 15% were unvaccinated, 50% had doubts despite vaccination and 35% were vaccinated and comfortable with it. Notably, 78% of these respondents supported vaccination overall and trusted science and doctors, similar to the general population. However, they exhibited lower confidence in Government, health agencies and the pharmaceutical industry. This group, representing nearly two-thirds of the French population, displayed scepticism towards political and economic influences on science during the pandemic.
Those expressing doubts were not categorically anti-vaccine but questioned aspects of the technology and governance surrounding it. Such scepticism doesn’t inherently reject science but reflects public unease navigating science’s intersection with politics and economics. Labelling dissenting views as ‘anti-science’ oversimplifies complex dynamics. Policy responses should move beyond information dissemination, addressing systemic issues and integrating diverse perspectives to foster trust and informed decision-making in public health.
Dr. Maggie Cooper is a pharmacist and research scientist.
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With regard to the “covid vaccine” there was no hesitation. It was a definite no.
With other “vaccines” if the occasion arises in the future I will examine the evidence, which everyone should always have been doing in order for there to be informed consent. As always, caveat emptor. Calling it “hesitancy” as if it’s some new and unwelcome phenomenon is deliberately misleading- what they mean is “people are no longer following our advice blindly and we don’t like it”.
I’ve also always been irritated by that expression, ”hesitancy”, because it does not sum up my feelings and brings to mind somebody who is dithering, in two minds and undecided but may well get the jab in the future, when they’ve ceased to be wishy washy around the whole subject. My standpoint was always a definitive ”no”, zero hesitation with this particular decision.
To me ”hesitancy” conjures up images of how people feel before they step out of the plane to do a sky dive or off the platform for a bungee jump, I’ve felt that when I’ve been about to make a big purchase, like buying a used car, in case I’ve made the wrong choice and am unwittingly being shafted. I’m good at dithering whenever I’m confronted with a menu though, and have to decide what to order. Perhaps many men may feel hesitancy before they take the big step of proposing marriage to their partners too…haha.
Baby steps.
They might be hesitant now, but come the next plandemic the vast majority be queueing up exactly the same as before. TPTB will have fine tuned the psy-op nudging by then to hit just the right degree of control.
You really think so?
I think the opposite. Actually, I think the rulers know there is resistance to all the policies from last time a d won’t dare try.
The one thing we mustn’t forget is that our overlords are still conditioned by what they think they can get away with and fear trying things that have a good chance of getting pushed back. Because when that happens their authority crumbles.
I tend to agree. I think there won’t be another “pandemic” psyop for a long time, or if there is then they will need to come up with more actual dead bodies.
Plus they have plenty to be work with already with climate change and pushing us into war with Russia. There’s no shortage of things at their disposal to scare us and browbeat us into submission.
There is a good discussion with Delingpole and the Great Reset author Matt Monro. He says the C19 psyop worked very well, (I will also add nobody has been punished, only rewarded) and they now know with emergency powers they can override democracy and that is what they are doing. So they have learned a lot.
“very well” is an understatement. I recollect there being official surprise expressed at the level of compliance.
Thanks for all the comments. I based my opinion on the behaviour of those around me. There was an awful lot of ‘I don’t want it but….’ last time: the many who initially bucked the jab because it was ‘the govt’, then caved in because they couldn’t go to the pub, or on holiday or [choose other lifestyle activity]. Then there are the ones still responding like Pavlov dogs to texts from the GP for their umpteenth booster – including the ones with ‘unexplained’ cardiac issues, cancers, Bells Palsy, blood clots, etc. The ones who point blank refuse to see the evidence in front of their very eyes on the sudden and unexpected deaths of friends and family members. The ones for whom I am still not welcome as either a family member or friend. The ones who just couldn’t take the grinding ‘grannykiller’ abuse from friends and strangers alike. Perhaps its just me, but I know many, many more people like that than Jonny-come-lately hesitaters – and when they are ready, I think TPTB will manipulate that to their advantage.
Never forget just how far they went and how much further they were planning to go!
Then again, if people are really awakened like a Russell Brand fan, why are Labour doing so well in the polls. I heard that Labour MP on the radio this morning accusing the Tories of ‘Gaslighting’…..That would make Labour Gaslighters on steroids accusing your opponent yet supporting policies that have caused much of the chaos. Also Five Live heard Campbell saying “take back control, more powers are going to Councils and local Mayors, is this more power to the people”…..This is something straight from the WEF and is certainly not democratic just like Mr Kahn (London has fallen) with his Chair on C40 Cities. This is a Globalist power grab.
Vaccine hesitant?
No pro-health, pro-Immune System.
Zero quackcines are healthy. Zero.
The evidence is obvious. Criminality since that idiot quack Jenner and his chums poisoned people for ‘smallpox’ and ran off with £3 million.
A mafia is all it is.
Flying viruses don’t exist. End. Of. Story.
I totally agree. I am now firmly an ‘anti vaxxer’. I regret having any vaccines. I also regret putting my 2 sons forward for childhood vaccines. When you look beyond the propaganda, I am not sure that any vaccines have proven to have worked. Now if you follow the money, then it is clear to see that the winners re vaccines are big pharma. There is also a big question mark re germ theory also. Most doctors are now nothing more than prescription pushers (unfortunately). And look how quick they were to promote an unproven ‘vaccine’ for everyone – young and old – fat and slim – even those pregnant. I don’t think that I will ever trust the NHS again.
I never hesitated in saying “No” simply because I did what anyone sensible person would do and researched everything I could find and read endless papers and discussions. Within an hour my mind was made up that these things are deadly and should never have been released.
I’m not a surgeon or anything close, I have no background in Science other than writing software systems for the food industry. If I could find the information so quickly why couldn’t the majority? As I pointed out at the time “Once it’s in you can’t take it out, so why put it in when you do not need it?”.
I’ve always been in favour of vaccines but now, quite frankly, I no longer trust anything whatsoever to do with Government or any of our health services. One of the major reasons is that I spoke to a back specialist who helps me and he took the jab without even finding out what it is.
I agree with you. I was in favour of vaccines generally, but since the advent of the C19 jabs I too have totally lost trust in the NHS and government. I keep away from my gp as much as possible because over the past few years (since 2020) I have either failed to get a diagnosis or I have had a wrong diagnosis. Just to mention one – I was told my heart behaving oddly was caused by panic attacks (I have never had a panic attack). I went private and discovered I have developed a heart condition. (The NHS refused me further investigations). I now view everything with a deep and enduring cynicism and also a great deal of anger. I never used to be such an angry and bitter person before. I really don’t like the person the government/NHS has forced me to become.
Here’s what I wrote to the local surgery a few years ago. Now, I’m even less likely to accept any such offer, although I was quite keen on various vaccines in the past, especially for certain international trips.
Having had lots of real vaccines in my lifetime, what convinced me against was the hard sell reminiscent of encyclopedias, life assurance double glazing, and attempted censorship of all discussion including any explanation of why it was in this case safe to take something experimental which had not undergone the usual testing
Brilliant but not unexpected.
The only good thing to arise from the entire covid debacle is a serious questioning of the whole bigpharma/vaccination routine, and all their snake oils eg. statins, for that matter.
And once you start questioning there is no going back.
Want to know the probable cause of chronic auto immunesdisease and allergies (same really)-
http://vaccinepapers.org/
And of course the mRNA jabs are far worse.
If you want cheering up, read the comments on this article – overwhelmingly “anti-vaxx” https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13386975/vaccine-prepare-body-unknown-coronaviruses.html
A doctor known to me said if he was asked why he was ‘declining’ the offer of the jab his reply would be very straightforward – ‘I don’t take experimental drugs’.
I am not having any new treatment without 10 years of safety data. That is the outcome of this experiment!