Intentions of public school teachers in British Columbia, Canada to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To control the COVID-19 pandemic high vaccine acceptability and uptake will be needed. Teachers represent a priority population to minimize social disruption and ensure continuity in education, which is vital for the well-being and healthy development of youth during the pandemic. The objective of this analysis was to measure public school teachers' intentions to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in British Columbia (BC), Canada.

Methods

A population-wide cross-sectional online survey from August to November 2020 asked all BC public school teachers with an available email address how likely they were to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Two multivariable logistic regression models explored separately sociodemographic and vaccine hesitancy predictors for intention to receive a

SUBMITTER: Racey CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8240436 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature