COVID-19 vaccine uptake and attitudes towards mandates in a nationally representative U.S. sample

Harris, Julen N.; Mauro, Christine; Andresen, Jane A.; Zimet, Gregory D.; Rosenthal, Susan L.

doi:10.1007/s10865-022-00317-2

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“…The acceptance of mandates was high, with 70% strongly or somewhat approving vaccine mandates for use of public transport or employment and employment benefits. This contrasts with some data from western nations that suggest lower mandate acceptance rates, that are often driven by factors such as age, gender, political affiliations, perceptions of vaccine safety and effectiveness, and trust in regulatory processes [25][26][27]. Recent data from Columbia, El Salvador, and Spain show high rates of support of mandates, but low support for active measures such as suspension from work for those refusing vaccination [28].…”

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“…Vaccine mandates historically have been an important tool in improving vaccine uptake rates [ 24 ]. Attitudes to mandates are well described in western cohorts with limited data in African populations [ 25 ]. We evaluated attitudes towards vaccine mandates in an African cohort composed of individuals who decided to accept vaccination one year after initiation of the national vaccine program.…”

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Attitudes to Vaccine Mandates among Late Adopters of COVID-19 Vaccines in Zimbabwe

Makadzange¹,

Gundidza²,

Lau

et al. 2022

Vaccines

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Despite sufficient supply, <25% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine mandates have previously been effective in increasing vaccine uptake. Attitudes to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and vaccines for children in African populations are not well understood. We surveyed late-adopters presenting for COVID-19 vaccination one year after program initiation in Zimbabwe. Logistic regression models were developed to evaluate factors associated with attitudes to mandates. In total, 1016 adults were enrolled; 690 (67.9%) approved of mandating vaccination for use of public spaces, 686 (67.5%) approved of employer mandates, and 796 (78.3%) approved of mandating COVID-19 vaccines for schools. Individuals of lower economic status were twice as likely as high-income individuals to approve of mandates. Further, 743 (73.1%) participants indicated that they were extremely/very likely to accept vaccines for children. Approval of vaccine mandates was strongly associated with perceptions of vaccine safety, effectiveness, and trust in regulatory processes that approved vaccines. Vaccine hesitancy is an important driver of low vaccine coverage in Africa and can be mitigated by vaccine mandates. Overall, participants favored vaccine mandates; however, attitudes to mandates were strongly associated with level of education and socioeconomic status.

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Attitudes to Vaccine Mandates among Late Adopters of COVID-19 Vaccines in Zimbabwe

Makadzange¹,

Gundidza²,

Lau

et al. 2022

Vaccines

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“…The findings of this study build upon and extend the existing scholarship, as well as provide implications for public health officials and political leaders. This study is amongst the first to look at support for mandates for specific occupations and demographic groups ( Attwell et al., 2021 ; Harris et al., 2022 ). Support for vaccine mandates across occupations has been understudied, particularly mandates for nursing home and police personnel.…”

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“…When it comes to narrower mandates, a study conducted in the United States found that political partisanship drove support for both student and teacher mandates across different educational settings ( Haeder, 2021 ). People who lean toward political liberalism are more likely to support COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health care workers as well as for air and train travelers ( Harris et al, 2022 ). The politicization of the pandemic is not confined to the US; a study conducted in Australia found that support for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination was based on political party identification ( Smith et al, 2021 ).…”

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Political Partisanship and Trust in Government Predict Popular Support for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Various Professions and Demographic Groups: A Research Note

Viskupič

Wiltse

2022

American Politics Research

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Due to the slow rate of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, governments are considering mandating COVID-19 vaccination for specific professions and demographic groups. This study evaluates popular attitudes toward such policies. We fielded a survey of 535 registered voters in South Dakota to examine popular attitudes towards vaccine mandates for five groups—children 12 and older, K-12 teachers, medical staff, nursing homes staff, and police personnel. We estimated a series of logistic regression models and presented predicted probabilities to find the primary determinants of these attitudes. Results revealed that political partisanship and trust in government are strong predictors of support for vaccine mandates across all models. Should government and public health officials wish to increase the proportion of people vaccinated for COVID-19, they must recognize the limitations of current public health campaigns, and reshape their efforts in congruence with scientific findings.

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“…For example, examining human papillomavirus vaccine uptake in young adult women found that attitudes, as predicted by the theory of planned behavior, were related to vaccination behavior through intentions [ 16 ]. Studies conducted in the context of COVID-19 vaccination [ 17 , 18 ], childhood vaccination [ 19 ], H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine [ 20 ], MMR vaccine [ 21 ], etc. have confirmed the link between attitudes and vaccination intentions/behavior.…”

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Could Belief in Fake News Predict Vaccination Behavior in the Elderly?

Pakalniškienė

Kairys

Jurkuvėnas

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Willingness to get a vaccine was important during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies suggest that vaccine hesitation during the pandemic could have been related to truth discernment, belief in information, exposure to misinformation, attitudes to vaccines, and conspiracy beliefs. Previous studies were mostly with younger adults, and studies with older adults are lacking. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the trust or belief in fake online news (print news was not included), truth discernment, attitudes, and willingness to be vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic while controlling for some significant factors/variables that could affect vaccination in a sample of older adults. There were 504 pre-retirees and retirees participating in this study. Participants from Lithuania age ranged from 50 to 90 years old (M = 64.37, SD = 9.10), 58.3 percent were females. Results from several path models predicting the participants willingness to get a vaccine suggested that stronger conspiracy beliefs and skeptical attitudes toward vaccination would be related to lower willingness to get vaccinated. Participants who disbelieved in the headlines were already vaccinated. Therefore, it seems that discernment (the ability to distinguish which information is true and which is not) is not related to the willingness to vaccinate.

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COVID-19 vaccine uptake and attitudes towards mandates in a nationally representative U.S. sample

Abstract: varying mandate support based on demographics, COVID-19 vaccine attitudes, and the scope of the mandate.

Cited by 27 publications

References 40 publications

Attitudes to Vaccine Mandates among Late Adopters of COVID-19 Vaccines in Zimbabwe

Attitudes to Vaccine Mandates among Late Adopters of COVID-19 Vaccines in Zimbabwe

Political Partisanship and Trust in Government Predict Popular Support for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Various Professions and Demographic Groups: A Research Note

Could Belief in Fake News Predict Vaccination Behavior in the Elderly?

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