Coronavirus vaccination rates in cultural areas in Germany

Abstract

Vaccination rates can provide useful information about potential risks of infection in a given population. In this study, the vaccination rates and attitudes toward vaccination in cultural sectors, i.e. music areas, have been investigated. In total, 4341 persons in four different areas including visitors of classical music and musicals as well as professional and amateur musicians participated in this survey. Results showed rates of 86% recovered or vaccinated at least once and 54.5% fully vaccinated. These vaccination rates were considerably higher compared to the general population. Vaccination hesitancy was half that of the general population at 6.4%. The findings of this large sample indicate that in the field of music culture there is a high vaccination rate and a low rejection of vaccination on the part of the audience and the performers. The risk of infection can therefore be assumed as very low and the opening of cultural events can thus be recommended.

Social contact, practice, organization and technical knowledge: Experiences of music students in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic

“…At the University of Music Freiburg, the regulations and measures ( Spahn and Richter, 2021 ) changed drastically between the first three semesters during the COVID-19 pandemic according to the respective stage of said regulations. We chose to collect the data at the end of each semester to better control the recall bias.…”

“…The University of Music Freiburg enabled vaccinations for students, teachers and staff members of the university, from early 2021 on. On the basis of a survey with voluntary responses given at the end of summer semester 2021, it was found that 92% of all university members had had their first vaccination ( Spahn and Richter, 2021 ).…”