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. 2021 Jan 14;9(1):48.
doi: 10.3390/vaccines9010048.

Willingness to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination in Japan

Takeshi Yoda  1   2 , Hironobu Katsuyama  1
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Willingness to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination in Japan

Takeshi Yoda et al. Vaccines (Basel). .

Abstract

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines are being developed by many countries for the safety of their population. However, people of various nations have revealed hesitancy towards being vaccinated, citing reasons such as side effects, safety, a lack of trust in vaccine effectiveness, etc. This study aimed to explore the willingness of people in Japan to be vaccinated or not be vaccinated and the reasons for either decision. A sample of 1100 respondents was drawn from an internet research panel, and a questionnaire survey was administered to evaluate their willingness to be vaccinated by gender, age group, place of living, and underlying illness history. After using descriptive statistics and the chi-squared test to evaluate categorical variables, 65.7% of the participants indicated a willingness to be vaccinated; among them were older age groups, those in rural areas, and those with underlying medical conditions. In addition, males showed less hesitancy towards being vaccinated. Although selectivity bias exists, this study is the first to examine the willingness of Japanese people to be vaccinated. Since vaccine hesitancy and refusal ratio were found to be higher in Japan than in other countries, policy efforts are needed to make the country's vaccination program viable.

Keywords: COVID-19; Japan; hesitancy; vaccine; willingness.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Participants’ reasons for wanting to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Figure 2
Reasons provided by participants who were unsure if they would like to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Figure 3
Reasons for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
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