Egyptian hemodialysis patients' willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose: a multicenter survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health authorities have struggled to increase vaccination uptake since the COVID-19 vaccines became available. However, there have been increasing concerns about declining immunity after the initial COVID-19 vaccination with the emergence of new variants. Booster doses were implemented as a complementary policy to increase protection against COVID-19. Egyptian hemodialysis (HD) patients have shown a high rate of hesitancy to COVID-19 primary vaccination, yet their willingness to receive booster doses is unknown. This study aimed to assess COVID-19 vaccine booster hesitancy and its associated factors in Egyptian HD patients.

Methods

A face-to-face interview was conducted with closed-ended questionnaires distributed to healthcare workers in seven Egyptian HD centers

SUBMITTER: Abdulaziz HMM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9979119 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature