Perceptions of COVID-19 Vaccines: Protective Shields or Threatening Risks? A Descriptive Exploratory Study among the Italian Population

• Published in: Vaccines (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 642
• Main Authors: Boragno, Paola, Fiabane, Elena, Taino, Irene, Maffoni, Marina, Sommovigo, Valentina, Setti, Ilaria, Gabanelli, Paola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.03.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: ambivalence; Attitudes; Chi-square test; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines; Ethics; Health care; Infectious diseases; infodemic; Medical personnel; Medical research; Population; Population studies; Public health; Qualitative research; Questionnaires; Safety; vaccine hesitancy; Vaccines; Italy; COVID-19; vaccine hesitancy; ambivalence; infodemic; vaccines; safety

Although several quantitative studies have explored vaccine hesitancy, qualitative research on the factors underlying attitudes toward vaccination is still lacking. To fill this gap, this study aimed to investigate the general perceptions of COVID-19 vaccines among the Italian population with a qual...