Barriers and facilitators to the future uptake of regular COVID-19 booster vaccinations among young adults in the UK
The evidence of waning immunity offered by COVID-19 vaccines suggests that widespread and regular uptake of routine COVID-19 booster vaccines will be needed. In order to understand the hesitancy toward COVID-19 boosters, we examined the barriers and facilitators to receiving regular COVID-19 booster...
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| author | Lynn Williams Allyson Gallant Lily Brown Kathleen Corrigan Katrina Crowe Emma Hendry |
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| description | The evidence of waning immunity offered by COVID-19 vaccines suggests that widespread and regular uptake of routine COVID-19 booster vaccines will be needed. In order to understand the hesitancy toward COVID-19 boosters, we examined the barriers and facilitators to receiving regular COVID-19 boosters in a sample of young adults in the UK. A cross-sectional survey was completed by 423 participants (M = 22.8; SD = 8.6 years) and assessed intention to receive regular COVID-19 boosters, the 7C antecedents of vaccination (i.e. confidence, complacency, constraints, calculation, collective responsibility, and compliance and conspiracy), and any previous experience of side-effects from COVID-19 vaccines. Participants also provided a free text qualitative response outlining their barriers and facilitators to receiving regular COVID-19 boosters. Overall, 42.8% of the sample were hesitant about receiving regular COVID-19 boosters. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that intention to accept future boosters was associated with having higher levels of confidence in, and compliance with, vaccines, lower levels of complacency, calculation and perceptions of constraints to vaccination, and having experienced less severe side effects from the COVID-19 vaccines. Qualitative responses highlighted the main barriers included experiencing side effects with previous COVID-19 vaccines and inaccessibility of vaccination services. Key facilitators included protecting the health of friends and family members, protecting personal health, and maintaining regular activities. Our findings suggest that interventions targeted at increasing booster uptake should address the experience of side effects while also emphasizing the positive vaccine benefits relating to the individual’s health and the maintenance of their regular work and social activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87ee7387975e470fa431292faa64751a2023-09-26T13:19:09ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2022-11-0118610.1080/21645515.2022.21292382129238Barriers and facilitators to the future uptake of regular COVID-19 booster vaccinations among young adults in the UKLynn Williams0Allyson Gallant1Lily Brown2Kathleen Corrigan3Katrina Crowe4Emma Hendry5University of StrathclydeDalhousie UniversityUniversity of StrathclydeUniversity of StrathclydeUniversity of StrathclydeUniversity of StrathclydeThe evidence of waning immunity offered by COVID-19 vaccines suggests that widespread and regular uptake of routine COVID-19 booster vaccines will be needed. In order to understand the hesitancy toward COVID-19 boosters, we examined the barriers and facilitators to receiving regular COVID-19 boosters in a sample of young adults in the UK. A cross-sectional survey was completed by 423 participants (M = 22.8; SD = 8.6 years) and assessed intention to receive regular COVID-19 boosters, the 7C antecedents of vaccination (i.e. confidence, complacency, constraints, calculation, collective responsibility, and compliance and conspiracy), and any previous experience of side-effects from COVID-19 vaccines. Participants also provided a free text qualitative response outlining their barriers and facilitators to receiving regular COVID-19 boosters. Overall, 42.8% of the sample were hesitant about receiving regular COVID-19 boosters. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that intention to accept future boosters was associated with having higher levels of confidence in, and compliance with, vaccines, lower levels of complacency, calculation and perceptions of constraints to vaccination, and having experienced less severe side effects from the COVID-19 vaccines. Qualitative responses highlighted the main barriers included experiencing side effects with previous COVID-19 vaccines and inaccessibility of vaccination services. Key facilitators included protecting the health of friends and family members, protecting personal health, and maintaining regular activities. Our findings suggest that interventions targeted at increasing booster uptake should address the experience of side effects while also emphasizing the positive vaccine benefits relating to the individual’s health and the maintenance of their regular work and social activities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2129238covid-19 vaccine boostervaccine hesitancyside effectsyoung adults7c vaccination readiness |
| spellingShingle | Lynn Williams Allyson Gallant Lily Brown Kathleen Corrigan Katrina Crowe Emma Hendry Barriers and facilitators to the future uptake of regular COVID-19 booster vaccinations among young adults in the UK Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics covid-19 vaccine booster vaccine hesitancy side effects young adults 7c vaccination readiness |
| title | Barriers and facilitators to the future uptake of regular COVID-19 booster vaccinations among young adults in the UK |
| title_full | Barriers and facilitators to the future uptake of regular COVID-19 booster vaccinations among young adults in the UK |
| title_fullStr | Barriers and facilitators to the future uptake of regular COVID-19 booster vaccinations among young adults in the UK |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers and facilitators to the future uptake of regular COVID-19 booster vaccinations among young adults in the UK |
| title_short | Barriers and facilitators to the future uptake of regular COVID-19 booster vaccinations among young adults in the UK |
| title_sort | barriers and facilitators to the future uptake of regular covid 19 booster vaccinations among young adults in the uk |
| topic | covid-19 vaccine booster vaccine hesitancy side effects young adults 7c vaccination readiness |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2129238 |
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