Understanding the Impact of General Vaccine Attitudes on the Intent for Early COVID-19 Vaccination
Despite relatively high rates of population spread, morbidity and mortality, the adoption of COVID-19 vaccines among the eligible populations was relatively slow. Some of the reasons for vaccination hesitancy and refusals have been attributed to unique aspects of this pandemic, including attitudes t...
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| description | Despite relatively high rates of population spread, morbidity and mortality, the adoption of COVID-19 vaccines among the eligible populations was relatively slow. Some of the reasons for vaccination hesitancy and refusals have been attributed to unique aspects of this pandemic, including attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines. However, little attention has been paid to the role of underlying vaccine beliefs in the likelihood of early vaccine adoption for COVID-19. This study provides a more comprehensive assessment of factors influencing willingness to get an early vaccination, and the relative contribution of general vaccine attitudes, compared to demographics, perceived threat and institutional trust. Monthly national surveys were conducted between June and November 2020 using a national consumer panel of U.S. adults (<i>n</i> = 6185). By late November, only 24% of respondents said they were very likely to get a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it became available. While COVID-19 risk perceptions, confidence and trust in key institutions and information sources, and some demographic variables, were predictive of early vaccination intent, general beliefs regarding vaccines played a significant role, even compared to demographics, perceived risk and institutional trust. This lesson from the COVID-19 experience could help inform public health communications in future epidemics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8ab464c0dfa40bc8c04192bffe9fb1f2023-11-16T23:41:36ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2023-01-0111223510.3390/vaccines11020235Understanding the Impact of General Vaccine Attitudes on the Intent for Early COVID-19 VaccinationJohn Boyle0Glen Nowak1Rachel Kinder2Ronaldo Iachan3James Dayton4ICF International, Rockville, MD 20850, USACenter for Health & Risk Communication, College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USAICF International, Rockville, MD 20850, USAICF International, Rockville, MD 20850, USAICF International, Rockville, MD 20850, USADespite relatively high rates of population spread, morbidity and mortality, the adoption of COVID-19 vaccines among the eligible populations was relatively slow. Some of the reasons for vaccination hesitancy and refusals have been attributed to unique aspects of this pandemic, including attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines. However, little attention has been paid to the role of underlying vaccine beliefs in the likelihood of early vaccine adoption for COVID-19. This study provides a more comprehensive assessment of factors influencing willingness to get an early vaccination, and the relative contribution of general vaccine attitudes, compared to demographics, perceived threat and institutional trust. Monthly national surveys were conducted between June and November 2020 using a national consumer panel of U.S. adults (<i>n</i> = 6185). By late November, only 24% of respondents said they were very likely to get a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it became available. While COVID-19 risk perceptions, confidence and trust in key institutions and information sources, and some demographic variables, were predictive of early vaccination intent, general beliefs regarding vaccines played a significant role, even compared to demographics, perceived risk and institutional trust. This lesson from the COVID-19 experience could help inform public health communications in future epidemics.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/2/235survey researchvaccine hesitancyattitudes and beliefsCOVID-19nonprobability sampling |
| spellingShingle | John Boyle Glen Nowak Rachel Kinder Ronaldo Iachan James Dayton Understanding the Impact of General Vaccine Attitudes on the Intent for Early COVID-19 Vaccination Vaccines survey research vaccine hesitancy attitudes and beliefs COVID-19 nonprobability sampling |
| title | Understanding the Impact of General Vaccine Attitudes on the Intent for Early COVID-19 Vaccination |
| title_full | Understanding the Impact of General Vaccine Attitudes on the Intent for Early COVID-19 Vaccination |
| title_fullStr | Understanding the Impact of General Vaccine Attitudes on the Intent for Early COVID-19 Vaccination |
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| title_short | Understanding the Impact of General Vaccine Attitudes on the Intent for Early COVID-19 Vaccination |
| title_sort | understanding the impact of general vaccine attitudes on the intent for early covid 19 vaccination |
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