The medicines regulator, the MHRA, says the jab is safe to be rolled out - and the first doses are already on their way to the UK, with 800,000 due in the coming days, Pfizer said. What will climate change look like near you? COVID-19: Boris Johnson attempts to quell fury as dozens of Tory MPs complain about tier system. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Mr Johnson agreed online "anti-vaxxers" were a problem and promised a plan to deal with them "very shortly". The survey of 70,000 people by University College London suggested "substantial levels of misinformation amongst the general public about vaccines", with nearly 30% believing they can cause future health problems. In a Gallup poll released last month, 58% of the adults surveyed said they would be willing to get the coronavirus vaccine, which is an increase of 8% from September. Germany’s health minister Jens Spahn said that Berlin had also considered expediting approval but ultimately decided that it was more important to “create confidence” amid the pandemic: “The idea is not that we’re first, but the idea is to have safe and effective vaccines.” Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has highlighted a lack of public confidence and surge in disinformation about the vaccine in the U.K. as “a real cause for concern.” Meanwhile, the U.S. is facing a similar crisis of confidence, with public polling showing—albeit decreasing—trepidation about the vaccine. Facebook - which owns Instagram and WhatsApp - says it removes information that could lead to "immediate harm", including false claims about cures for Covid-19. 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