COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers

OBJECTIVE: To characterize healthcare workers’ (HCWs) intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by the beginning of the vaccine campaign in France. METHODS: Data were collected on a self-administered questionnaire through the website of a tertiary care center (February 9–18, 2021). RESULTS: Among 1,...

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Autores principales: Paris, Christophe, Bénézit, François, Geslin, Mareva, Polard, Elisabeth, Baldeyrou, Marion, Turmel, Valérie, Tadié, Émilie, Garlantezec, Ronan, Tattevin, Pierre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Masson SAS. 2021
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8098031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33964486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idnow.2021.04.001
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To characterize healthcare workers’ (HCWs) intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by the beginning of the vaccine campaign in France. METHODS: Data were collected on a self-administered questionnaire through the website of a tertiary care center (February 9–18, 2021). RESULTS: Among 1,965 respondents, 1,436 (73.1%), 453 (23.1%), and 76 (3.9%) declared themselves in favor, hesitant, or against the COVID-19 vaccine: < 60% of auxiliary nurses and technicians intended to be vaccinated, as compared to 60–79% of nurses and support staff, and > 80% of medical staff. On multivariate analysis, age, occupation, flu vaccine history, and controversy over the AstraZeneca vaccine tolerability were independently associated with COVID-19 vaccine intention. CONCLUSIONS: Patterns of vaccine hesitancy related to the COVID-19 and influenza vaccines are similar among HCWs. Media communication on vaccine side effects have a dramatic effect on vaccine hesitancy. Efforts are requested to inform HCWs about the risk/benefit balance of COVID-19 vaccines.

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