Comparison of adult hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccines and vaccines in general in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adults who are hesitant toward routinely recommended vaccines for adults may also be hesitant toward COVID-19 vaccines. However, the distribution and differences in hesitancy between routinely recommended vaccines and COVID-19 vaccines, and the association of hesitancy regarding routinely recommended vaccines and hesitancy with COVID-19 vaccination status and intent, is unknown.

Methods

Using the Research and Development Survey (RANDS) during COVID-19, Round 3, a probability-sampled, nationally representative, web and phone survey fielded from May 17 - June 30, 2021 (n = 5,434), we examined the distribution and difference in prevalence of hesitancy towards COVID-19 and vaccines in general, beliefs associated with vaccine hesitancy, and factors impacting plans to b

SUBMITTER: Nguyen KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11925216 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature