SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy among patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a message for rheumatologists

[...]vaccine hesitancy might greatly impair the possibility to reach herd immunity and curtail the virus.1 2 As underlined by some studies performed before vaccine availability, a non-negligible proportion of subjects among the general population would have refused vaccination against COVID-19.3 4 D...

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Published inAnnals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 80; no. 7; pp. 953 - 954
Main Authors Priori, Roberta, Pellegrino, Greta, Colafrancesco, Serena, Alessandri, Cristiano, Ceccarelli, Fulvia, Di Franco, Manuela, Riccieri, Valeria, Scrivo, Rossana, Sili Scavalli, Antonio, Spinelli, Francesca Romana, Conti, Fabrizio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Limited 01.07.2021
Subjects
Adult
Arthritis
Attitude to Health
Connective tissue
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccines - therapeutic use
Fear
Female
Herd immunity
Humans
Influenza
Male
Middle Aged
Musculoskeletal diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases - psychology
Musculoskeletal Diseases - virology
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology
Patients
Rheumatic Diseases - psychology
Rheumatic Diseases - virology
Rheumatology - statistics & numerical data
SARS-CoV-2 - immunology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vaccination
Vaccination - psychology
Vaccine hesitancy
Vaccines
Italy
COVID-19
autoimmune diseases
vaccination
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Summary:[...]vaccine hesitancy might greatly impair the possibility to reach herd immunity and curtail the virus.1 2 As underlined by some studies performed before vaccine availability, a non-negligible proportion of subjects among the general population would have refused vaccination against COVID-19.3 4 During the first weeks of the ongoing vaccination campaign, we proposed an online survey to adult patients with RMDs residing in the Lazio region followed up at our tertiary referral centre in Rome, Italy. [...]patients with RMDs may change their attitude to COVID-19 vaccination if properly informed about risks and benefits by their trusted specialist. [...]rheumatologists should inform their patients transparently considering their doubts and concerns during follow-up visits or organise dedicated online patient meetings to influence the patient’s health-related choices.
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ISSN:0003-4967
1468-2060
1468-2060
DOI:10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220059