COVID-19 Vaccination Intent and Belief that Vaccination Will End the Pandemic

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  de Vries, Marion ; Claassen, Liesbeth ; Lambooij, Mattijs ; Leung, Ka Yin ; Boersma, Kees ; Timen, Aura
• Description:
  High vaccination coverage is considered to be key in dealing with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. However, vaccine hesitancy can limit uptake. We examined the specific coronavirus beliefs that persons have regarding COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines and to what extent these beliefs explain COVID-19 vaccination intentions. We conducted a survey among 4,033 residents of the Netherlands that examined COVID-19 vaccination intentions and various beliefs. Random forest regression analysis explained 76% of the variance in vaccination intentions. The strongest determinant in the model was the belief the COVID-19 crisis will only end if many persons get vaccinated. Other strong determinants were beliefs about safety of vaccines, specifically in relation to vaccine development and approval process; (social) benefits of vaccination; social norms regarding vaccination behavior; and effectiveness of vaccines. We propose to address these specific beliefs in communications about COVID-19 vaccinations to stimulate vaccine uptake.
• Subjects:
  Covid-19 Covid-19 Vaccines Humans Influenza, Human Influenza Vaccines Intention Pandemics Vaccination
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(8):1642-1649
• Pubmed ID:
  35797995
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9328899
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Netherlands
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3edb0f7d2f5022dfbdb4b4107c878c1b86b7e96468a229c864e5f5b8fad771ed
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120186/cdc_120186_DS1.pdf
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