Expectations and disappointments relative to COVID-19 passes: results from a voluntary mixed-methods study in French-speaking Belgium.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Belgium enacted a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pass - the 'COVID Safe Ticket' (CST) - in October 2021. This study aimed to understand the expectations and reasons given by those supporting this policy measure.

Methods

This mixed methods study was based on a voluntary online survey among 9444 French-speaking residents in Belgium.

Results

Most respondents were not very supportive of the CST, with only 617 respondents (7%) being pro-CST. Compared with other respondents, the pro-CST sample comprised more males, older people, people scared of COVID-19, people who had confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines, and highly educated people. A qualitative analysis was undertaken to identify the reasons why respondents supported the CST. Two lines of argument were re

SUBMITTER: Vermeulen N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884140 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature