COVID-19 Vaccinations: Perceptions and Behaviours in People with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disease that causes recurrent respiratory infections. People with PCD may be at higher risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and therefore vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is important. W...
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| author | Eva S. L. Pedersen Maria Christina Mallet Yin Ting Lam Sara Bellu Isabelle Cizeau Fiona Copeland Trini Lopez Fernandez Michele Manion Amanda L. Harris Jane S. Lucas Francesca Santamaria Myrofora Goutaki Claudia E. Kuehni COVID-PCD Patient Advisory Group |
| author_facet | Eva S. L. Pedersen Maria Christina Mallet Yin Ting Lam Sara Bellu Isabelle Cizeau Fiona Copeland Trini Lopez Fernandez Michele Manion Amanda L. Harris Jane S. Lucas Francesca Santamaria Myrofora Goutaki Claudia E. Kuehni COVID-PCD Patient Advisory Group |
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| description | Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disease that causes recurrent respiratory infections. People with PCD may be at higher risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and therefore vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is important. We studied vaccination willingness, speed of vaccination uptake, side effects, and changes in social contact behaviour after vaccination in people with PCD. We used data from COVID-PCD, an international participatory cohort study. A COVID-19 vaccination questionnaire was emailed to participants in May 2021 and 423 participants from 31 countries replied (median age: 30 years, range 1–85 years; 261 (62%) female). Vaccination uptake and willingness were high, with 273 of 287 adults (96%) being vaccinated or willing to be in June 2021; only 4% were hesitant. The most common reason for hesitancy was fear of side effects, reported by 88%. Mild side effects were common, but no participant reported severe side effects. Half of the participants changed their social behaviour after vaccination by seeing friends and family more often. The high vaccination willingness in the study population might reflect the extraordinary effort taken by PCD support groups to inform people about COVID-19 vaccination. Clear and specific information and involvement of representatives is important for high vaccine uptake. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fa7ee386e5c4bb785d947e006c5e3a42023-11-23T10:55:09ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2021-12-01912149610.3390/vaccines9121496COVID-19 Vaccinations: Perceptions and Behaviours in People with Primary Ciliary DyskinesiaEva S. L. Pedersen0Maria Christina Mallet1Yin Ting Lam2Sara Bellu3Isabelle Cizeau4Fiona Copeland5Trini Lopez Fernandez6Michele Manion7Amanda L. Harris8Jane S. Lucas9Francesca Santamaria10Myrofora Goutaki11Claudia E. Kuehni12COVID-PCD Patient Advisory GroupInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandAssociazione Italiana Discinesia Ciliare Primaria Sindrome di Kartagener Onlus, 70124 Bari, ItalyAssociation ADCP, 42218 Saint-Étienne, FrancePCD Support UK, London MK18 9DX, UKAsociación Española de Pacientes con Discinesia Ciliar Primaria, Santo Ángel 30151, PhilippinesPCD Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55420, USAPrimary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UKPrimary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UKDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University, 80138 Naples, ItalyInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandPrimary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disease that causes recurrent respiratory infections. People with PCD may be at higher risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and therefore vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is important. We studied vaccination willingness, speed of vaccination uptake, side effects, and changes in social contact behaviour after vaccination in people with PCD. We used data from COVID-PCD, an international participatory cohort study. A COVID-19 vaccination questionnaire was emailed to participants in May 2021 and 423 participants from 31 countries replied (median age: 30 years, range 1–85 years; 261 (62%) female). Vaccination uptake and willingness were high, with 273 of 287 adults (96%) being vaccinated or willing to be in June 2021; only 4% were hesitant. The most common reason for hesitancy was fear of side effects, reported by 88%. Mild side effects were common, but no participant reported severe side effects. Half of the participants changed their social behaviour after vaccination by seeing friends and family more often. The high vaccination willingness in the study population might reflect the extraordinary effort taken by PCD support groups to inform people about COVID-19 vaccination. Clear and specific information and involvement of representatives is important for high vaccine uptake.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/12/1496SARS-CoV-2COVID-19PCDprimary ciliary dyskinesiavaccinevaccinations |
| spellingShingle | Eva S. L. Pedersen Maria Christina Mallet Yin Ting Lam Sara Bellu Isabelle Cizeau Fiona Copeland Trini Lopez Fernandez Michele Manion Amanda L. Harris Jane S. Lucas Francesca Santamaria Myrofora Goutaki Claudia E. Kuehni COVID-PCD Patient Advisory Group COVID-19 Vaccinations: Perceptions and Behaviours in People with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Vaccines SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 PCD primary ciliary dyskinesia vaccine vaccinations |
| title | COVID-19 Vaccinations: Perceptions and Behaviours in People with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia |
| title_full | COVID-19 Vaccinations: Perceptions and Behaviours in People with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 Vaccinations: Perceptions and Behaviours in People with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 Vaccinations: Perceptions and Behaviours in People with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia |
| title_short | COVID-19 Vaccinations: Perceptions and Behaviours in People with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia |
| title_sort | covid 19 vaccinations perceptions and behaviours in people with primary ciliary dyskinesia |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 PCD primary ciliary dyskinesia vaccine vaccinations |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/12/1496 |
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