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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Health Care Workers in the United States
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Shekhar, Rahul Sheikh, Abu Upadhyay, Shubhra Singh, Mriganka Kottewar, Saket Mir, Hamza Barrett, Eileen Pal, Suman |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Background: Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine will play a major role in combating the pandemic. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are among the first group to receive vaccination, so it is important to consider their attitudes about COVID-19 vaccination to better address barriers to widespread vaccination acceptance. Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study to assess the attitude of HCWs toward COVID-19 vaccination. Data were collected between 7 October and 9 November 2020. We received 4080 responses out of which 3479 were complete responses and were included in the final analysis. Results: 36% of respondents were willing to take the vaccine as soon as it became available while 56% were not sure or would wait to review more data. Only 8% of HCWs do not plan to get vaccine. Vaccine acceptance increased with increasing age, education, and income level. A smaller percentage of female (31%), Black (19%), Lantinx (30%), and rural (26%) HCWs were willing to take the vaccine as soon as it became available than the overall study population. Direct medical care providers had higher vaccine acceptance (49%). Safety (69%), effectiveness (69%), and speed of development/approval (74%) were noted as the most common concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccination in our survey. |
| Starting Page | 119 |
| e-ISSN | 2076393X |
| DOI | 10.3390/vaccines9020119 |
| Journal | Vaccines |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-02-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Vaccines Womens Studies Covid-19 Vaccine Healthcare Workers United States |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
