Understanding national trends in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Canada: results from five sequential cross-sectional representative surveys spanning April 2020-March 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine rates of vaccine hesitancy and their correlates among Canadian adults between April 2020 and March 2021.

Design

Five sequential cross-sectional age, sex and province-weighted population-based samples who completed online surveys.

Setting

Canada.

Participants

A total of 15 019 Canadians aged 18 years and over were recruited through a recognised polling firm (Leger Opinion). Respondents were 51.5% female with a mean age of 48.1 (SD 17.2) years (range 18-95 years) and predominantly white (80.8%).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Rates of vaccine hesitancy over the five surveys (time points) and their sociodemographic, clinical and psychological correlates.

Results

A total of 42.2% of respondents reported some degree of vacc

SUBMITTER: Lavoie K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8983402 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature