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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Sep 29;27(11).
doi: 10.3201/eid2711.211557. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, Intent, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Essential Workers, United States
Kimberly H Nguyen, David Yankey, Kelsey C Coy, Kathryn A Brookmeyer, Neetu Abad, Rebecca Guerin, Girija Syamlal, Peng-Jun Lu, Brittney N Baack, Hilda Razzaghi, Andrea Okun, James A Singleton
Abstract
We assessed coronavirus disease vaccination and intent and knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among essential workers during March-June 2021. Coverage was 67%; 18% reported no intent to get vaccinated. Primary concerns were potential side effects, safety, and lack of trust in vaccines, highlighting the importance of increasing vaccine confidence in this population.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; United States; attitudes; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; essential workers; intent; perceptions; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vaccination; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021 Sep 29;27(11).
doi: 10.3201/eid2711.211557. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, Intent, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Essential Workers, United States
Kimberly H Nguyen, David Yankey, Kelsey C Coy, Kathryn A Brookmeyer, Neetu Abad, Rebecca Guerin, Girija Syamlal, Peng-Jun Lu, Brittney N Baack, Hilda Razzaghi, Andrea Okun, James A Singleton
- PMID: 34586060
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2711.211557
Abstract
We assessed coronavirus disease vaccination and intent and knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among essential workers during March-June 2021. Coverage was 67%; 18% reported no intent to get vaccinated. Primary concerns were potential side effects, safety, and lack of trust in vaccines, highlighting the importance of increasing vaccine confidence in this population.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; United States; attitudes; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; essential workers; intent; perceptions; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vaccination; viruses; zoonoses.