Healthcare workers' perceptions and attitudes towards the UK's COVID-19 vaccination programme: a rapid qualitative appraisal.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

While there is research relating to perceptions of vaccines among healthcare workers (HCWs), the evidence base in relation to COVID-19 remains limited. The aim of this study was to explore HCWs' perceptions and attitudes towards vaccines and the COVID-19 vaccination programme in the UK, including their expectations and views on promoting vaccination to others.

Design

This study was designed as a rapid qualitative appraisal, integrating data from a review of UK policies and guidance on COVID-19 vaccination with data from in-depth semistructured telephone interviews with frontline HCWs in the UK. Data were analysed using framework analysis.

Participants

Interviews were carried out with a purposive sample of HCWs from two large London-based hospital Trusts (n=

SUBMITTER: Manby L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8852238 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature