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Pogue K, Jensen JL, Stancil CK, Ferguson DG, Hughes SJ, Mello EJ, Burgess R, Berges BK, Quaye A, Poole BD. Influences on Attitudes Regarding Potential COVID-19 Vaccination in the United States. Vaccines (Basel) 2020; 8:E582. [PMID: 33022917 PMCID: PMC7711655 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8040582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, with the United States being highly affected. A vaccine provides the best hope for a permanent solution to controlling the pandemic. However, to be effective, a vaccine must be accepted and used by a large majority of the population. The aim of this study was to understand the attitudes towards and obstacles facing vaccination with a potential COVID-19 vaccine. To measure these attitudes a survey was administered to 316 respondents across the United States by a survey corporation. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the relationships of several factors with attitudes toward potential COVID-19 vaccination. Prior vaccine usage and attitudes predicted attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination. Assessment of the severity of COVID-19 for the United States was also predictive. Approximately 68% of all respondents were supportive of being vaccinated for COVID-19, but side effects, efficacy and length of testing remained concerns. Longer testing, increased efficacy and development in the United States were significantly associated with increased vaccine acceptance. Messages promoting COVID-19 vaccination should seek to alleviate the concerns of those who are already vaccine-hesitant. Messaging directed at the benefits of vaccination for the United States as a country would address the second predictive factor. Enough time should be taken to allay concerns about both short- and long-term side effects before a vaccine is released.
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- Kendall Pogue
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (K.P.); (C.K.S.); (S.J.H.); (E.J.M.); (R.B.); (B.K.B.); (A.Q.)
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- Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (J.L.J.); (D.G.F.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (K.P.); (C.K.S.); (S.J.H.); (E.J.M.); (R.B.); (B.K.B.); (A.Q.)
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- Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (J.L.J.); (D.G.F.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (K.P.); (C.K.S.); (S.J.H.); (E.J.M.); (R.B.); (B.K.B.); (A.Q.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (K.P.); (C.K.S.); (S.J.H.); (E.J.M.); (R.B.); (B.K.B.); (A.Q.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (K.P.); (C.K.S.); (S.J.H.); (E.J.M.); (R.B.); (B.K.B.); (A.Q.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (K.P.); (C.K.S.); (S.J.H.); (E.J.M.); (R.B.); (B.K.B.); (A.Q.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (K.P.); (C.K.S.); (S.J.H.); (E.J.M.); (R.B.); (B.K.B.); (A.Q.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (K.P.); (C.K.S.); (S.J.H.); (E.J.M.); (R.B.); (B.K.B.); (A.Q.)
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Rauh LD, Lathan HS, Masiello MM, Ratzan SC, Parker RM. A Select Bibliography of Actions to Promote Vaccine Literacy: A Resource for Health Communication. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2020; 25:843-858. [PMID: 33719890 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2021.1878312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this bibliography, the researchers provide an introduction to the available evidence base of actions to promote vaccine literacy. The research team organized interventions to create a tool that can inform health communicators and practitioners seeking a resource focused on strategy and implementation design for actions that support vaccine literacy. This scoping bibliography is honed specifically to respond to the urgency of the current pandemic, when supporting and increasing vaccine literacy offers promise for achieving the critically needed high levels of vaccination. Over the course of the coming months and year, this bibliography will be a dynamic and "living" document hosted and maintained on vaccineliteracy.com.
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- Lauren D Rauh
- Department of Community Health and Social Sciences, City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Social Sciences, City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Social Sciences, City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of General Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Dai H, Han J, Lichtfouse E. Who is running faster, the virus or the vaccine? ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS 2020; 18:1761-1766. [PMID: 33082737 PMCID: PMC7561242 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-020-01110-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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- Han Dai
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049 Shaanxi People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049 Shaanxi People’s Republic of China
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- CNRS, IRD, INRAE, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix-Marseille University, 13100 Aix en Provence, France
- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049 Shaanxi People’s Republic of China
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