COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related fears and anxiety.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaccination is crucial to limit the pandemic spread of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19. Therefore, besides the development and supply of vaccines, it is essential that sufficient individuals are willing to get vaccinated, but concerning proportions of populations worldwide show vaccine hesitancy. This makes it important to determine factors that are associated with vaccine acceptance.

Methods

1779 adults of a non-probability convenience sample in Germany were assessed with an online survey in a cross-sectional survey period from 1st to 11th January 2021 (a few days after the beginning of vaccinations in Germany).

Results

64.5% of the sample stated that they absolutely would accept the vaccination, 13.8% would rather accept it, 10.4% were undecided, and 5.2% would rathe

SUBMITTER: Bendau A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8078903 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature