Attitudes and Values of US Adults Not Yet Up-to-Date on COVID-19 Vaccines in September 2022.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Periodic resurgences in COVID-19 due to more contagious variants highlight the need to increase coverage of booster doses. (2) Methods: Our September 2022 nationally representative survey of US adults measured COVID-19 vaccination status, intentions, attitudes, values, and confidence in information sources. (3) Findings: Although 85% of the weighted sample reported receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, only 63% reported being up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccines (e.g., received a booster dose). Only 12% of those not yet up-to-date indicated they were likely to get up-to-date as soon as possible, whereas 42% were unlikely to ever get up-to-date, and 46% were still uncertain. Most of those not up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccines were under 45 years of age (58%), wit

SUBMITTER: Dudley MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10299362 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature