Cargando…
The Long and Winding Road: Uptake, Acceptability, and Potential Influencing Factors of COVID-19 Vaccination in Austria
Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine will play a crucial role in combating the current pandemic. Vaccine rollouts have started in most countries. To reach the desirable vaccine coverage and to enhance its uptake, it is imperative to assess vaccine hesitancy. Methods: To assess the current vaccine acce...
Autores principales: | , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
MDPI
2021
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8310144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34358206 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070790 |
_version_ | 1783728689877352448 |
---|---|
author | King, Isabel Heidler, Petra Marzo, Roy Rillera |
author_facet | King, Isabel Heidler, Petra Marzo, Roy Rillera |
author_sort | King, Isabel |
collection | PubMed |
description | Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine will play a crucial role in combating the current pandemic. Vaccine rollouts have started in most countries. To reach the desirable vaccine coverage and to enhance its uptake, it is imperative to assess vaccine hesitancy. Methods: To assess the current vaccine acceptability in Austria and its influencing factors, an online survey was created and comprised fifteen questions segmented into a sociodemographic part and the acceptance and influencing factors of the approval of the COVID-19 vaccine. Results: In total, 70% of the 1350 respondents thought that the COVID-19 vaccine is an effective way to prevent and control the virus, while 13% disagreed and 17% were uncertain. Further, 71% approved the rapid development and rollout of the vaccine, while 55% were willing to accept the vaccine as soon as it became available, 18% did not want to get the vaccine, 17% wanted to delay, and 10% were already vaccinated. Conclusions: The results show a generally positive attitude towards the new COVID-19 vaccine. The doctor’s recommendation greatly influences the decision-making process, and tailored vaccine information can support a higher vaccine coverage. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-8310144 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2021 |
publisher | MDPI |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-83101442021-07-25 The Long and Winding Road: Uptake, Acceptability, and Potential Influencing Factors of COVID-19 Vaccination in Austria King, Isabel Heidler, Petra Marzo, Roy Rillera Vaccines (Basel) Article Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine will play a crucial role in combating the current pandemic. Vaccine rollouts have started in most countries. To reach the desirable vaccine coverage and to enhance its uptake, it is imperative to assess vaccine hesitancy. Methods: To assess the current vaccine acceptability in Austria and its influencing factors, an online survey was created and comprised fifteen questions segmented into a sociodemographic part and the acceptance and influencing factors of the approval of the COVID-19 vaccine. Results: In total, 70% of the 1350 respondents thought that the COVID-19 vaccine is an effective way to prevent and control the virus, while 13% disagreed and 17% were uncertain. Further, 71% approved the rapid development and rollout of the vaccine, while 55% were willing to accept the vaccine as soon as it became available, 18% did not want to get the vaccine, 17% wanted to delay, and 10% were already vaccinated. Conclusions: The results show a generally positive attitude towards the new COVID-19 vaccine. The doctor’s recommendation greatly influences the decision-making process, and tailored vaccine information can support a higher vaccine coverage. MDPI 2021-07-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8310144/ /pubmed/34358206 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070790 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article King, Isabel Heidler, Petra Marzo, Roy Rillera The Long and Winding Road: Uptake, Acceptability, and Potential Influencing Factors of COVID-19 Vaccination in Austria |
title | The Long and Winding Road: Uptake, Acceptability, and Potential Influencing Factors of COVID-19 Vaccination in Austria |
title_full | The Long and Winding Road: Uptake, Acceptability, and Potential Influencing Factors of COVID-19 Vaccination in Austria |
title_fullStr | The Long and Winding Road: Uptake, Acceptability, and Potential Influencing Factors of COVID-19 Vaccination in Austria |
title_full_unstemmed | The Long and Winding Road: Uptake, Acceptability, and Potential Influencing Factors of COVID-19 Vaccination in Austria |
title_short | The Long and Winding Road: Uptake, Acceptability, and Potential Influencing Factors of COVID-19 Vaccination in Austria |
title_sort | long and winding road: uptake, acceptability, and potential influencing factors of covid-19 vaccination in austria |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8310144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34358206 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070790 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT kingisabel thelongandwindingroaduptakeacceptabilityandpotentialinfluencingfactorsofcovid19vaccinationinaustria AT heidlerpetra thelongandwindingroaduptakeacceptabilityandpotentialinfluencingfactorsofcovid19vaccinationinaustria AT marzoroyrillera thelongandwindingroaduptakeacceptabilityandpotentialinfluencingfactorsofcovid19vaccinationinaustria AT kingisabel longandwindingroaduptakeacceptabilityandpotentialinfluencingfactorsofcovid19vaccinationinaustria AT heidlerpetra longandwindingroaduptakeacceptabilityandpotentialinfluencingfactorsofcovid19vaccinationinaustria AT marzoroyrillera longandwindingroaduptakeacceptabilityandpotentialinfluencingfactorsofcovid19vaccinationinaustria |