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Editorial
. 2021 Apr;21(4):1650-1656.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.16560.

COVID-19 vaccination intent, perceptions, and reasons for not vaccinating among groups prioritized for early vaccination - United States, September and December 2020

Kimberly H Nguyen  1 , Anup Srivastav  2 , Hilda Razzaghi  1 , Walter Williams  1 , Megan C Lindley  1 , Cynthia Jorgensen  1 , Neetu Abad  3 , James A Singleton  1
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Editorial

COVID-19 vaccination intent, perceptions, and reasons for not vaccinating among groups prioritized for early vaccination - United States, September and December 2020

Kimberly H Nguyen et al. Am J Transplant. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

This article describes perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine among US adults, and reports that younger adults, women, non-Hispanic Black adults, adults living in nonmetropolitan areas, adults with less education and income, and adults without health insurance have the highest estimates of nonintent to receive vaccination; due to concerns about side effects and safety of the COVID-19 vaccine, lack of trust in the government, and concern that COVID-19 vaccines were developed too quickly are the primary reasons for deferring vaccination. Solid organ transplant candidates and recipients may harbor similar concerns about vaccination, and further, may rely more heavily on herd immunity for protection from COVID-19, since the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination among immunosuppressed individuals remains ill-defined. Promoting vaccine confidence among transplant candidates, transplant recipients, and the general population will thus be critical to preventing spread of COVID-19.

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