COVID-19 Vaccine Misperceptions in a Community Sample of Adults Aged 18-49 Years in Australia.

ABSTRACT: Central to a successful population vaccination program is high uptake of vaccines. However, COVID-19 vaccine uptake may be impeded by beliefs based on misinformation. We sought to understand the prevalence and nature of misbeliefs about COVID-19 vaccines, and identify associated factors, shortly after commencement of Australia's national vaccine rollout. A cross-sectional survey was administered to unvaccinated young adults (n = 2050) in Australia aged 18-49 years (mean age 33 years), 13 July-21 August 2021. This sample was previously under-represented in COVID-19 research but shown to have less willingness to vaccinate. Two thirds of participants agreed with at least one misbelief item. Misperceptions about COVID-19 vaccines were found to be significantly associated with lower health lite

SUBMITTER: Pickles K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9180736 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature