A meta-analysis of COVID-19 vaccine attitudes and demographic characteristics in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Despite the potential for COVID-19 vaccination to prevent severe disease and death, vaccine hesitancy is common in the United States, with more than a quarter of eligible Americans yet to receive the first dose. We draw on existing published studies on COVID-19 vaccine attitudes to estimate the overall prevalence of vaccine hesitancy and assess how it varies across demographic groups.

Study design

A systematic literature search was conducted to identify and meta-analyze relevant studies, which examined vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in the context of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Methods

We meta-analyzed the prevalence rate of vaccine acceptance across all participants as well as for specific demographic subgroups. To assess time effects, we coded each study for

SUBMITTER: Dhanani LY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8958161 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature