Abstract
Supplemental “booster” vaccines may prove vital in combating variant waves of endemic COVID-19. Given relatively low levels of booster vaccine uptake, Americans’ willingness to receive a second booster shot is unclear. In a demographically representative survey of N = 3950 US adults (limited to a “boosted” subsample of N = 1551 who had not yet received a second booster), 49% [95% CI: 47, 51] of Americans report having received an initial booster shot, while just 34% [33, 36] report that they would be “very likely” to do so again. Concerns about missing work to vaccinate (−10%; B = 0.53, p = 0.05) and being unconvinced that additional boosters will be necessary (−47%; B = 2.24, p < 0.01) are significantly and negatively associated with being very likely to receive a second COVID-19 booster. These findings can help inform discussions about policies aimed at increasing vaccine uptake in the U.S., and broaden researchers’ understanding of vaccine reluctance among those who might otherwise hold positive views toward vaccination.
TY - JOUR
T1 - The Correlates & Public Health Consequences of Prospective Vaccine Hesitancy among Individuals Who Received COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters in the U.S.
A1 - Motta,Matt,
Y1 - 2022/10/25/
PY - 2022/09/26/received
PY - 2022/10/21/revised
PY - 2022/10/24/accepted
PY - 2022/11/11/entrez
PY - 2022/11/12/pubmed
PY - 2022/11/12/medline
KW - COVID-19
KW - booster shots
KW - health attitudes
KW - health behavior
KW - public opinion
KW - vaccine hesitancy
JF - Vaccines
JO - Vaccines (Basel)
VL - 10
IS - 11
N2 - Supplemental “booster” vaccines may prove vital in combating variant waves of endemic COVID-19. Given relatively low levels of booster vaccine uptake, Americans’ willingness to receive a second booster shot is unclear. In a demographically representative survey of N = 3950 US adults (limited to a “boosted” subsample of N = 1551 who had not yet received a second booster), 49% [95% CI: 47, 51] of Americans report having received an initial booster shot, while just 34% [33, 36] report that they would be “very likely” to do so again. Concerns about missing work to vaccinate (−10%; B = 0.53, p = 0.05) and being unconvinced that additional boosters will be necessary (−47%; B = 2.24, p < 0.01) are significantly and negatively associated with being very likely to receive a second COVID-19 booster. These findings can help inform discussions about policies aimed at increasing vaccine uptake in the U.S., and broaden researchers’ understanding of vaccine reluctance among those who might otherwise hold positive views toward vaccination.
SN - 2076-393X
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/36366300/The_Correlates_&_Public_Health_Consequences_of_Prospective_Vaccine_Hesitancy_among_Individuals_Who_Received_COVID_19_Vaccine_Boosters_in_the_U_S_
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
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