COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: misinformation and perceptions of vaccine safety

Despite COVID-19's devastating toll, many Americans remain unwilling to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The authors conducted a US national survey to understand the health literacy of adults regarding the vaccine, as well as their COVID-19 beliefs and experiences. People who believed the COVID-19...

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Published inHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 1950504
Main Authors Kricorian, Katherine, Civen, Rachel, Equils, Ozlem
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Taylor & Francis 31.12.2022
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Adult
Coronavirus
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 Vaccines - adverse effects
Health Communication
health inequities
health literacy
Humans
SARS-COV-2
socioeconomic
United States
Vaccination
Vaccination Hesitancy
vaccine hesitancy
Vaccines - adverse effects
United States
COVID-19
vaccine hesitancy
socioeconomic
health inequities
health literacy
SARS-COV-2
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Summary:Despite COVID-19's devastating toll, many Americans remain unwilling to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The authors conducted a US national survey to understand the health literacy of adults regarding the vaccine, as well as their COVID-19 beliefs and experiences. People who believed the COVID-19 vaccine was unsafe were less willing to receive the vaccine, knew less about the virus and were more likely to believe COVID-19 vaccine myths. On average, they were less educated, lower income, and more rural than people who believed the vaccine is safe. The results highlight the importance of developing clear health communications accessible to individuals from varied socioeconomic and educational backgrounds.
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ISSN:2164-5515
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2164-554X
DOI:10.1080/21645515.2021.1950504