Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic: identifying hesitant groups and exploring reasons for vaccination hesitancy, from adolescence to late adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 (COronaVIrus Disease-2019) pandemic highlighted the importance of assessing the rationales behind vaccine hesitancy for the containment of pandemics. In this nationwide study, representative of the Luxembourgish population, we identified hesitant groups from adolescence to late adulthood and explored motivations both for and against vaccination.

Methods

We combined data collected via online surveys for the CON-VINCE (COvid-19 National survey for assessing VIral spread by Non-affected CarriErs) study, 1865 respondents aged 18-84, and for the YAC (Young people And Covid-19) study, 3740 respondents aged 12-29. Data from both studies were harmonized and weighted to ensure a sample representative of Luxembourg's resident population. The surveys included

SUBMITTER: Pauly L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11705566 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature