One half of respondents in Estonia and Slovakia were willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine for free as of 2020, which was the highest share in Central and Eastern Europe. The largest portion of those hesitant to get vaccinated was recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, and Russia, at 61 percent of survey participants in each country.
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The original question was worded by the source as follows: "Vaccines are given to people to help prevent specific diseases. If a vaccine to prevent coronavirus was available right now at no cost, would you agree to be vaccinated?"
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Gallup. (May 3, 2021). If a vaccine to prevent coronavirus was available right now at no cost, would you agree to be vaccinated? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239654/covid-19-vaccination-willingness-cee/
Gallup. "If a vaccine to prevent coronavirus was available right now at no cost, would you agree to be vaccinated?." Chart. May 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239654/covid-19-vaccination-willingness-cee/
Gallup. (2021). If a vaccine to prevent coronavirus was available right now at no cost, would you agree to be vaccinated?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239654/covid-19-vaccination-willingness-cee/
Gallup. "If a Vaccine to Prevent Coronavirus Was Available Right Now at No Cost, Would You Agree to Be Vaccinated?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239654/covid-19-vaccination-willingness-cee/
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