COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Health Care Workers in the United States

Shekhar, Rahul; Sheikh, Abu Baker; Upadhyay, Shubhra; Singh, Mriganka; Kottewar, Saket; Mir, Hamza; Barrett, Eileen; Pal, Suman

doi:10.3390/vaccines9020119

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“…31,39 Surveys of health care workers reported more hesitancy (than the public) at the beginning of the pandemic, but as the results from clinical trials were released, hesitancy diminished precipitously. 40,41…”

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Underserved Communities of North Carolina

Doherty

Pilkington

Brown

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Background: In the United States, underserved communities including Blacks and Latinx are disproportionately affected by COVID19, and widespread vaccination is critical for curbing this pandemic. This study sought to estimate the prevalence of COVID19 vaccine hesitancy, describe attitudes related to vaccination, and identify correlates among racial minority and marginalized populations across 9 counties in North Carolina. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey with a self administered questionnaire distributed at free COVID19 testing events in underserved rural and urban communities from August 27 to December 15, 2020. Vaccine hesitancy was defined as the response of NO or DO NOT KNOW/NOT SURE to whether the participant would get the COVID19 vaccine as soon as it became available. Results: The sample comprised 948 participants including 27.7% Whites, 59.6% Blacks, 12.7% Latinx, and 63% female. Thirty-two percent earned <$20K annually, 60% owned a computer and ~80% had internet access at home. The prevalence of vaccine hesitancy was 68.9% including 62.7%, 74%, and 59.5% among Whites, Blacks, and Latinx, respectively. Between September and December, the largest decline in vaccine hesitancy occurred among Whites (27.5 percentage points), followed by Latinx (17.6) and the smallest decline was among Black respondents (12.0). 51.2% of the respondents reported vaccine safety concerns, 23.7% wanted others to get of the respondents reported they would trust health care providers with information about the COVID19 vaccine. Factors associated with hesitancy in multivariable logistic regression included being female (OR=1.90 95%CI[1.36, 2.64]), being Black (OR=1.68 [1.106 2.45]), calendar month (OR=0.76 [0.63, 0.92]), safety concerns (OR=4.28 [3.06, 5.97]), and government distrust (OR=3.57 [2.26, 5.63]). Conclusions: This study reached underserved minority populations in a number of different locations to investigate COVID19 vaccine hesitancy. We built on existing relationships and further engaged the community, stake holders and health department to provide free COVID19 testing. This direct approach permitted assessment of vaccine hesitancy (which was much higher than national estimates), distrust, and safety concerns.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Underserved Communities of North Carolina

Doherty

Pilkington

Brown

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“…Other studies by French and French-speaking health professionals in Belgium and Canada found that 75% of French, 76% of Belgian, and 70% of Canadian HCWs want to get vaccinated for COVID-19 [6]. Vaccine acceptance studies in a group of healthcare professionals in the United States showed that 36% of HCWs were willing to get vaccinated as soon as possible, while 56% were not convinced to get vaccinated and wanted to wait to learn more about vaccination [5]. In contrast, in a study conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, only 27.7% of respondents expressed a willingness to get vaccinated for COVID-19 [9].…”

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“…Although the COVID-19 vaccination program can significantly alleviate the problems associated with the spread of the disease, there are still many people who are skeptical about the vaccine, and despite its availability, refuse to take it. Most doubts are raised based on the fact that the vaccine was developed in a very short period of time, and its long-term effects and effectiveness remain unknown [5,6]. The WHO classified "vaccine hesitation" as one of the top 10 health threats in the world last year.…”

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Intention to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations among Ophthalmology Residents in Poland: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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This study aimed to evaluate the acceptability of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination among ophthalmology residents in Poland. An online, self-administered, anonymous survey was distributed among Polish ophthalmology residents in early 2021. Of 126 residents who completed the survey, 71.4% indicated that they would get vaccinated, 17.5% were unsure, and 11.1% would refuse vaccination. Married respondents with children (p = 0.036) and respondents living with their families (p = 0.310) were more likely to accept vaccination, believing that the vaccine is effective (p = 0.002 and p = 0.001, respectively), and fearing for themselves (p = 0.031 and p = 0.023, respectively) or their families (p = 0.032 and 0.055, respectively) getting infected. Respondents who contracted COVID-19 often reported the expected relief in sanitization (p = 0.011) as their reason for vaccination, and the previous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (p = 0.050) as their reason for not vaccinating. Unmarried residents and residents living alone often declared that they were waiting for the effectiveness and long-term complications of the vaccine to be assessed (p = 0.005, both). Residents living with their families were significantly less likely to report COVID-19 as the reason for refusing vaccination (p = 0.022). In conclusion, most ophthalmology residents expressed a willingness to get vaccinated. Marital status and cohabitants affect vaccination acceptance. People with COVID-19 have different reasons for accepting or refusing vaccination. Medical authorities should persuade citizens more to vaccinate.

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“…Similarly, a study also revealed that 28% of healthcare workers in Democratic Republic of Congo are willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine [26]. A study among healthcare workers in the United States revealed that only one in three said they would take the vaccine immediately it becomes available [25]. More so, in Malta, only half of the participants (healthcare workers) stated that they intend to take the COVID-19 vaccine [27].…”

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“…Our study present insights regarding the willingness of healthcare professional in the EMRO region. Healthcare workers are among the priority group to receive vaccination, so it is important to understand their willingness to take COVID-19 vaccine or not [25]. This will better provide insights to address barriers to widespread COVID-19 vaccination acceptance.…”

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Willingness to Vaccinate against COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers: An Online Survey in 10 Countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Elhadi

Mehanna

Adebisi

et al. 2021

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Background: Healthcare workers intention to be vaccinated is an important factor to be consider for successful COVID-19 vaccination programme. Our study aimed to understand the intention of health workers to receive COVID-19 vaccine and associated concerns across 10 countries in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO). Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in January 2021 among healthcare workers using an online survey. A total of 2806 health workers (physicians, nurses and pharmacists) completed and returned the informed consent along with the questionnaire electronically. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS software package version 20.0. Results: More than half of the respondents (58.0%) intend to receive COVID-19 vaccine, even if the vaccination is not mandatory for them. On the other hand, 25.7% of respondents were not intending to undertake COVID-19 vaccination while 16.3 % answered undecided. The top three reasons for not intending to be vaccinated were unreliability of COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials (62.0%), fear of the side effects of the vaccine (45.3%), and that COVID-19 vaccine will not give immunity for a long period of time (23.1%). Conclusion: Overall, our study revealed suboptimal acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in the 10 countries in EMRO.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Health Care Workers in the United States

Cited by 530 publications

References 25 publications

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Underserved Communities of North Carolina

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Underserved Communities of North Carolina

Intention to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations among Ophthalmology Residents in Poland: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Willingness to Vaccinate against COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers: An Online Survey in 10 Countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

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