Vaccination rates plays immediate role in affecting destination choice for study abroad

One factor that seems likely to be playing a significant and immediate role in affecting which countries gain or lose share of international student enrolments in 2021 is vaccination rates in destination countries. Higher vaccination rate paves the way for universities to re-start in-person learning and economies to emerge faster from lockdowns. A recent survey suggests that more than 50% of international students are likely to switch on the basis of which study abroad country starts offering in-person learning.
Canada has vaccinated less than 3% of its population and is currently proceeding at the slowest speed amongst popular destinations. slowly. UK and USA have vaccinated over 15% and 10% respectively. Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package will allow for increased availability of the vaccine. US targets to vaccinate its entire adult population by End of May