Attitudes and Practices Related to COVID-19 Vaccination with the Second Booster Dose among Members of Athens Medical Association: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are limited data on the attitudes and acceptance of the second booster (fourth dose) of the COVID-19 vaccination among physicians.

Methods

A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based, online study was conducted among members of the Athens Medical Association (A.M.A.) who were invited to participate anonymously over the period from January to March 2023.

Results

From the 1224 members who participated in the survey, 53.9% did not receive the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The main reasons for no vaccination were the lack of obligation to receive the fourth dose, the history of three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and the lack of sufficient information about the effectiveness of the fourth dose. Over half of the three-dose-vaccinated participants were wi

SUBMITTER: Zoumpoulis G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10534426 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature