The influence of information sources on intention changes to receive COVID-19 vaccination: A prospective cohort study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Before the COVID-19 vaccine became available, many Japanese people were undecided about whether or not to receive them. Their decisions were keys to achieving herd immunity. The impact of the type of information source on the COVID-19 vaccine uptake decision-making process remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the association between information source usage on COVID-19 and subsequent vaccine uptake status among those who have yet to decide whether to receive vaccines from non-prioritized people for vaccination.

Methods

Prospective cohort online self-administered surveys were conducted in February 2021 (T1), before the start of the mass vaccination program, and September-October 2021 (T2), when the vaccines were available to all citizens. The survey's target po

SUBMITTER: Hori D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9922561 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature