COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease: an interview-based survey

• Published in: Rheumatology international Vol. 41; no. 9; pp. 1601 - 1605
• Main Authors: Gaur, Priyanka, Agrawat, Hardik, Shukla, Anuj
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Case-Control Studies; Coronaviruses; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 - psychology; COVID-19 vaccines; COVID-19 Vaccines - administration & dosage; COVID-19 Vaccines - adverse effects; COVID-19 Vaccines - immunology; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; India; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Observational Research; Pandemics; Rheumatic diseases; Rheumatic Diseases - immunology; Rheumatic Diseases - psychology; Rheumatology; SARS-CoV-2; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vaccination - psychology; Vaccination - statistics & numerical data; Vaccination Refusal - psychology; Vaccine hesitancy; India; COVID-19 vaccination; Vaccine hesitancy; Rheumatic disease

Patients with a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (AIRD) are vulnerable to SARS Cov-2 infection. Vaccination against this infection can prevent the patients from developing severe disease. But vaccine hesitancy in this group can emerge as a hurdle. So there is a need to understand the perception...