COVID-19 and influenza vaccine Hesitancy among adults hospitalized in the United States, 2019-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding similarities and differences between hesitancy for influenza and COVID-19 vaccines could facilitate strategies to improve public receptivity toward vaccination.

Methods

We compared hesitancy for COVID-19 vaccines during the first 13 months of availability (January 2021-January 2022) with hesitancy for influenza vaccines in the 15 months prior to COVID-19 vaccine availability (October 2019-December 2020) among adults hospitalized with acute respiratory illness at 21 hospitals in the United States. We interviewed patients regarding vaccination status, willingness to be vaccinated, and perceptions of vaccine safety and efficacy. We used multivariate logistic regression to identify factors associated with vaccine hesitancy.

Results

Among 12,292 pa

SUBMITTER: Khan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12229716 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature