Willingness to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Among People With HIV in the United States: Results From a National Survey
BackgroundApproximately 215 million Americans have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, representing over 65% of the total population. People with HIV (PWH) may be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection or severe disease, elevating the importance of COVID-19 vaccination uptake in the population. We r...
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| author | Jeffrey A. Wickersham Jaimie P. Meyer Jaimie P. Meyer Sheela Shenoi Frederick L. Altice Frederick L. Altice Lydia Aoun Barakat Michael Virata Miriam Olivares Francesca Maviglia Antoine Khati Roman Shrestha Roman Shrestha |
| author_facet | Jeffrey A. Wickersham Jaimie P. Meyer Jaimie P. Meyer Sheela Shenoi Frederick L. Altice Frederick L. Altice Lydia Aoun Barakat Michael Virata Miriam Olivares Francesca Maviglia Antoine Khati Roman Shrestha Roman Shrestha |
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| description | BackgroundApproximately 215 million Americans have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, representing over 65% of the total population. People with HIV (PWH) may be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection or severe disease, elevating the importance of COVID-19 vaccination uptake in the population. We report results from a national survey of PWH to evaluate the likelihood of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.MethodsWe conducted an online survey of 1,030 PWH living in the United States between December 6, 2020 and January 8, 2021 to evaluate likelihood of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.ResultsOverall, participants were highly willing to be vaccinated, with 83.8% stating they “strongly agree” (65.7%) or “somewhat agree” (18.1%). Participants' top vaccine-related concerns were side-effects (39.3%), safety (14.7%), and fair/equitable distribution of the vaccine to affected communities (13.6%). Participants were more willing to be vaccinated if they reported receiving an annual influenza vaccination (p < 0.001), had previously tested positive for (p = 0.043) COVID-19, had been hospitalized for (p = 0.027) COVID-19 infection, or had an undetectable HIV viral load (p = 0.002). Black (p < 0.001), politically conservative (p < 0.001), and participants with an annual income of ≤ $19,999 (p = 0.005) were significantly less willing to be vaccinated for COVID-19.ConclusionsThe vast majority of PWH were willing to be vaccinated, though predominantly those who were already engaged in HIV care or directly affected by COVID-19. Findings from this large survey of PWH suggest intensive outreach efforts are needed to support engagement in vaccination programs, particularly among Black and politically conservative PWH. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1ff864622e8431ea914bc57e725d2132022-12-22T00:22:45ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2022-06-01910.3389/fmed.2022.886936886936Willingness to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Among People With HIV in the United States: Results From a National SurveyJeffrey A. Wickersham0Jaimie P. Meyer1Jaimie P. Meyer2Sheela Shenoi3Frederick L. Altice4Frederick L. Altice5Lydia Aoun Barakat6Michael Virata7Miriam Olivares8Francesca Maviglia9Antoine Khati10Roman Shrestha11Roman Shrestha12Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United StatesDepartment of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United StatesDepartment of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United StatesMarx Science and Social Science Library, Yale University Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United StatesDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United StatesDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United StatesInstitute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United StatesBackgroundApproximately 215 million Americans have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, representing over 65% of the total population. People with HIV (PWH) may be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection or severe disease, elevating the importance of COVID-19 vaccination uptake in the population. We report results from a national survey of PWH to evaluate the likelihood of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.MethodsWe conducted an online survey of 1,030 PWH living in the United States between December 6, 2020 and January 8, 2021 to evaluate likelihood of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.ResultsOverall, participants were highly willing to be vaccinated, with 83.8% stating they “strongly agree” (65.7%) or “somewhat agree” (18.1%). Participants' top vaccine-related concerns were side-effects (39.3%), safety (14.7%), and fair/equitable distribution of the vaccine to affected communities (13.6%). Participants were more willing to be vaccinated if they reported receiving an annual influenza vaccination (p < 0.001), had previously tested positive for (p = 0.043) COVID-19, had been hospitalized for (p = 0.027) COVID-19 infection, or had an undetectable HIV viral load (p = 0.002). Black (p < 0.001), politically conservative (p < 0.001), and participants with an annual income of ≤ $19,999 (p = 0.005) were significantly less willing to be vaccinated for COVID-19.ConclusionsThe vast majority of PWH were willing to be vaccinated, though predominantly those who were already engaged in HIV care or directly affected by COVID-19. Findings from this large survey of PWH suggest intensive outreach efforts are needed to support engagement in vaccination programs, particularly among Black and politically conservative PWH.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.886936/fullCOVID-19HIVpeople with HIVvaccine hesitancyvaccine uptake |
| spellingShingle | Jeffrey A. Wickersham Jaimie P. Meyer Jaimie P. Meyer Sheela Shenoi Frederick L. Altice Frederick L. Altice Lydia Aoun Barakat Michael Virata Miriam Olivares Francesca Maviglia Antoine Khati Roman Shrestha Roman Shrestha Willingness to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Among People With HIV in the United States: Results From a National Survey Frontiers in Medicine COVID-19 HIV people with HIV vaccine hesitancy vaccine uptake |
| title | Willingness to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Among People With HIV in the United States: Results From a National Survey |
| title_full | Willingness to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Among People With HIV in the United States: Results From a National Survey |
| title_fullStr | Willingness to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Among People With HIV in the United States: Results From a National Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Willingness to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Among People With HIV in the United States: Results From a National Survey |
| title_short | Willingness to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Among People With HIV in the United States: Results From a National Survey |
| title_sort | willingness to be vaccinated against covid 19 among people with hiv in the united states results from a national survey |
| topic | COVID-19 HIV people with HIV vaccine hesitancy vaccine uptake |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.886936/full |
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