COVID-19-Related Vaccine Hesitancy among Community Hospitals' Healthcare Workers in Singapore.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 has culminated in widespread infections and increased deaths over the last 3 years. In addition, it has also resulted in collateral economic and geopolitical tensions. Vaccination remains one of the cornerstones in the fight against COVID-19. Vaccine hesitancy must be critically evaluated in individual countries to promote vaccine uptake. We describe a survey conducted in three Singapore community hospitals looking at healthcare workers' vaccine hesitancy and the barriers for its uptake. The online anonymous survey was conducted from March to July 2021 on all staff across three community hospital sites in SingHealth Singapore. The questionnaire was developed following a scoping review and was pilot tested and finalized into a 58-item instrument capturing data on demographics, cont

SUBMITTER: Aw J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9032808 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature