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Vaccine sceptics: With vaccines seemingly just around the corner which countries first need to convince their populations they are safe?

Vaccine sceptics: With vaccines seemingly just around the corner which countries first need to convince their populations they are safe?

The vaccines are coming, but will people take them? According to data from Ipsos, the intentions of people across many countries to get a COVID-19 vaccine, if one were available, have been mostly falling since the summer.

Je suis sceptique

The French population is among the most sceptical. Only 54% of those polled in France totally agree that they would get a COVID-19 vaccine. Scepticism of vaccines in France is undoubtedly influenced by what happened in 2009, when France ordered millions of Euros worth of flu vaccinations, only for many of them to be wasted, as well as the "yellow vest" anti-establishment movement of 2018 that has fueled general government scepticism ever since.

In the US, views on vaccines aren't much more favourable with 64% of Americans totally confident that they would get a vaccine, down from 67% in August. That number hopefully might have gone up in the last week or so as former US presidents, Obama, Clinton & Bush, all agreed to have their COVID-19 vaccinations publicly televised.

With that we're going to predict the next trend of 2021... celebrities getting vaccines publicly or broadcasting them on social media.

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Starbucks sells control of China business for $4 billion

Starbucks disclosed on Monday evening in a regulatory filing that it will sell control of its ailing China business to Boyu Capital for about $4 billion.

Under the agreement, Boyu will own a 60% stake in the China segment, which will become a joint venture between Boyu and Starbucks. The coffee chain will retain a 40% interest in the entity and will continue to own and license the brand and intellectual property.

Bloomberg reported earlier this year that the company was looking to sell its China segment. The American coffee giant has struggled to succeed in China, its second-largest market after the US.

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John Wayne Airport in Orange County tops the list of North America’s favorite airports

Despite a record year of passenger numbers, flight cancellations, and delays, a new survey has revealed that flyers have been increasingly satisfied about their experiences in North American airports. 

According to this year’s North America Airport Satisfaction Study from data analysts at J.D. Power, overall passenger satisfaction scores were up 10 points (on a 1,000-point scale), largely from “improvements in food, beverage and retail and ease of travel through the airport.” The annual survey measures overall traveler satisfaction across the region’s airports in seven categories (in order of importance): ease of travel, level of trust, terminal facilities, airport staff, airport departure experience, food and retail, and airport arrival experience.

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