Healthcare personnel knowledge, motivations, concerns and intentions regarding COVID-19 vaccines: a cross-sectional survey

Abstract

Background: Healthcare personnel (HCP) are prioritized for earliest SARS-CoV-2 vaccine administration, yet relatively few data exist on HCP's knowledge, motivations, concerns, and intentions regarding COVID-19 vaccines. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey Nov.16-Dec.8, 2020 among HCP enrolled in a cohort study at three Northern California medical centers serving diverse roles including COVID-19 patient care. Eligible HCP were adult (age<=18) on-site employees of the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital, and Stanford Healthcare. A one-time electronically-administered survey was sent to cohort HCP on November 16, 2020 and responses analyzed. Results: Overall, among 2,448 HCP invited, 2,135 completed the COVID-19 vaccine survey (87.2% response rate). HCPs had mean age 41 years, were 73% female, and had diverse jobs including COVID-19 patient contact. Enthusiasm for vaccination was overall strong, and more HCP (1,453, 69%) said they would definitely/likely receive vaccine if formally FDA-approved versus if approved via emergency use authorization only (785, 35%). While 541 (25%) respondents wanted to be among the earliest to receive vaccine, more desired vaccination after the first round (777, 36%) or >2 months after vaccinations began (389, 18%). Top factors increasing motivation for vaccination included perceiving risk from COVID-19 to self (1,382, 65%) or to family/friends (1355, 63%). Top concerns were vaccine side effects, cited by 596 (28%), and concerns about political involvement in FDA's approval process (249, 12%). Conclusions: HCP were enthusiastic about COVID-19 vaccination for individual protection and protecting others, but harbored concerns about vaccine side effects. Our data may inform emerging vaccine education campaigns.

Investigation of Reasons for the Reluctance to get Vaccinated with COVID-19 in the General Population in the South of Kerman Province (A Cross-sectional Study)

“…Among the reasons defined in this research, mistrust of the vaccine was more frequent than other reasons. This finding is consistent with previous studies [38,39]. In addition, in Hatami et al's study, trust in the product of the COVID-19 vaccine was significantly related to receiving the vaccine, so the recipients of the vaccine had very high trust .…”

Views and Challenges of COVID-19 Vaccination in the Primary Health Care Sector. A Qualitative Study

“…Twenty-six (26) health professionals who were employed in various primary health care services participated in the study. These professionals provided care to the general population, to people with disabilities, and to elderly people (Table 1).…”

“…Information and scientific knowledge about how vaccines work strengthen the conditions for their follow-up [26]. According to other studies, mass media plays a role in influencing the intention to vaccinate [26].…”

“…Information and scientific knowledge about how vaccines work strengthen the conditions for their follow-up [26]. According to other studies, mass media plays a role in influencing the intention to vaccinate [26]. Some studies suggest that positive attitudes towards vaccination can be reinforced not only by providing information and knowledge but also by the more active participation of health professionals in health policymaking [5].…”

“…It is thus important that health professionals receive the correct information and acquire the relevant scientific knowledge about how vaccines work in order to be able to support them and eliminate all the reservations people may have due to ignorance [17]. As some groups of health professionals, such as physicians, are considered more receptive to vaccination compared to nurses or social workers [25], the provision of tailor-made information [26] and the in-depth exploration of their views on vaccination are considered to be of significant importance.…”