Italian Adults’ Likelihood of Getting COVID-19 Vaccine: A Second Online Survey
Rapid online surveys are an important tool for tracking the public’s knowledge and perceptions during infectious disease outbreaks. In June 2020, during the early phases of COVID-19 vaccines development, we conducted a survey in 885 Italian adults that aimed at assessing their attitudes and opinions...
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| author | Luigi Roberto Biasio Guglielmo Bonaccorsi Chiara Lorini Daniela Mazzini Sergio Pecorelli |
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| description | Rapid online surveys are an important tool for tracking the public’s knowledge and perceptions during infectious disease outbreaks. In June 2020, during the early phases of COVID-19 vaccines development, we conducted a survey in 885 Italian adults that aimed at assessing their attitudes and opinions about vaccination, in addition to their vaccine literacy levels (i.e., skills in finding, understanding, and using information about vaccines). In January 2021, the same questionnaire was administered to a similar population (<i>n</i> = 160). Interactive vaccine literacy was significantly higher in January 2021 than in June 2020 (mean score 3.38 vs. 3.27 respectively, <i>p</i> = 0.0021). The percentage of participants willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 assessed by either-or questions, was equally high in both surveys (>90%), which is quite reassuring, although metrics based on categorical scales cannot identify hesitant subjects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abd76fa889484d319f44b88f23775f1c2023-11-21T10:52:37ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2021-03-019326810.3390/vaccines9030268Italian Adults’ Likelihood of Getting COVID-19 Vaccine: A Second Online SurveyLuigi Roberto Biasio0Guglielmo Bonaccorsi1Chiara Lorini2Daniela Mazzini3Sergio Pecorelli4Giovanni Lorenzini Foundation, Viale Piave 35, 20129 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, ItalyCentral Tuscany Local Health Unit, 50134 Florence, ItalyGiovanni Lorenzini Foundation, Viale Piave 35, 20129 Milan, ItalyRapid online surveys are an important tool for tracking the public’s knowledge and perceptions during infectious disease outbreaks. In June 2020, during the early phases of COVID-19 vaccines development, we conducted a survey in 885 Italian adults that aimed at assessing their attitudes and opinions about vaccination, in addition to their vaccine literacy levels (i.e., skills in finding, understanding, and using information about vaccines). In January 2021, the same questionnaire was administered to a similar population (<i>n</i> = 160). Interactive vaccine literacy was significantly higher in January 2021 than in June 2020 (mean score 3.38 vs. 3.27 respectively, <i>p</i> = 0.0021). The percentage of participants willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 assessed by either-or questions, was equally high in both surveys (>90%), which is quite reassuring, although metrics based on categorical scales cannot identify hesitant subjects.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/3/268COVID-19online surveysvaccinesvaccine literacy |
| spellingShingle | Luigi Roberto Biasio Guglielmo Bonaccorsi Chiara Lorini Daniela Mazzini Sergio Pecorelli Italian Adults’ Likelihood of Getting COVID-19 Vaccine: A Second Online Survey Vaccines COVID-19 online surveys vaccines vaccine literacy |
| title | Italian Adults’ Likelihood of Getting COVID-19 Vaccine: A Second Online Survey |
| title_full | Italian Adults’ Likelihood of Getting COVID-19 Vaccine: A Second Online Survey |
| title_fullStr | Italian Adults’ Likelihood of Getting COVID-19 Vaccine: A Second Online Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Italian Adults’ Likelihood of Getting COVID-19 Vaccine: A Second Online Survey |
| title_short | Italian Adults’ Likelihood of Getting COVID-19 Vaccine: A Second Online Survey |
| title_sort | italian adults likelihood of getting covid 19 vaccine a second online survey |
| topic | COVID-19 online surveys vaccines vaccine literacy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/3/268 |
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