The research from the Children’s Society involved more than 2,000 young people aged 10 to 17 and was carried out as part of its Good Childhood Report.
Of the respondents, 16 per cent were still on the fence as to whether they wanted to be vaccinated or not. The remainder preferred not to say either way.
The results come as the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) continues to consider the issue of whether vaccinations should be offered to all 12 to 15-year-olds.
The current advice is only for vulnerable children aged 12 and over to be offer the vaccination. In light of the spread of the Delta variant, the JCVI has also recently advised that all 16 and 17-year-olds should be given their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
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