COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant women and mothers of young children: results of a survey in 16 countries.

ABSTRACT: With the development of multiple effective vaccines, reducing the global morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 will depend on the distribution and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. Estimates of global vaccine acceptance among pregnant women and mothers of young children are yet unknown. An understanding of the challenges and correlates to vaccine acceptance will aid the acceleration of vaccine administration within these populations. Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant women and mothers of children younger than 18-years-old, as well as potential predictors, were assessed through an online survey, administered by Pregistry between October 28 and November 18, 2020. 17,871 total survey responses from 16 countries were obtained. Given a 90% COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, 52.0% of pre

SUBMITTER: Skjefte M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7920402 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature