"It's not that I don't trust vaccines, I just don't think I need them": Perspectives on COVID-19 vaccination.

ABSTRACT: In Quebec (Canada), the roll-out of the vaccination started slowly in December 2020 due to limited vaccine supply. While the first and second doses were well-accepted among adults and vaccine uptake was above 90%, in late 2021 and 2022, vaccine acceptance decreased for children vaccination and receipt of a 3rd or a 4th dose. In the autumn of 2022, four focus groups were conducted with vaccine-hesitant parents of children aged 0-4 and adults who expressed little intention to receive a booster dose. The objective of this study was to gather participants' perspectives on vaccination in general, on the COVID-19 vaccination campaign and the information available, and to gain insights into the underlying reasons for their low intention of either having their child(ren) vaccinated, or receiving a

SUBMITTER: Pelletier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10868828 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature