COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in inflammatory arthritis patients: serial surveys from a large longitudinal national Australian cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy rates in inflammatory arthritis patients and identify factors associated with changing vaccine hesitancy over time.

Methods

Prospective cohort study of inflammatory arthritis patients from community and public hospital outpatient rheumatology clinics enrolled in the Australian Rheumatology Association Database (ARAD). Two surveys were conducted, one immediately prior to (pre-pandemic) and then approximately one year after the start of the pandemic (follow-up). COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy was measured at follow-up and general vaccine hesitancy was inferred pre-pandemic; these were used to identify factors associated with fixed and changing vaccine beliefs, including sources of information and broader beliefs about medication.<

SUBMITTER: McMaster C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9494403 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature