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COVID-19 vaccination and mask wearing behaviors in the United States, August 2020 - June 2021
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10 2022
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Source: Expert Rev Vaccines. 21(10):1487-1493
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Alternative Title:Expert Rev Vaccines
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Description:Background:
During the rollout of COVID-19 vaccination, many states relaxed mask wearing requirements for those who were vaccinated. The aim of this study was to look at the association between vaccination status and mask wearing behaviors.
Methods:
Seven waves of surveys (n=6721) were conducted between August 2020 and June 2021. Participants were asked about initiation of COVID-19 vaccination and mask wearing behavior when going to work/school or a grocery store. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) from logistic regression were used to estimate associations between vaccination status and mask wearing at work/school and at the grocery store.
Results:
Between April and June 2021, mask wearing at work or school declined among both those vaccinated (74% to 49%) and unvaccinated (46% to 35%). There was a similar decline for mask wearing at grocery stores. The odds of wearing a mask among the vaccinated were 2.35 times higher at work/school (95% CI: 1.82, 3.04) and 1.65 times at a grocery store (95% CI: 1.29, 2.11).
Conclusion:
This study showed that mask wearing decreased after mask guidelines were relaxed, with consistently lower mask wearing among the unvaccinated, indicating a reluctance among the unvaccinated to adopt COVID-19 risk reduction behaviors.
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Pubmed ID:35856246
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC9530007
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Volume:21
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Issue:10
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