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. 2021 Aug;51(5):484-487.
doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2021.04.001. Epub 2021 May 5.

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers

Christophe Paris  1 , François Bénézit  2 , Mareva Geslin  3 , Elisabeth Polard  4 , Marion Baldeyrou  2 , Valérie Turmel  5 , Émilie Tadié  1 , Ronan Garlantezec  3 , Pierre Tattevin  6
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers

Christophe Paris et al. Infect Dis Now. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; Healthcare workers; Influenza; VACCINE; Vaccine hesitancy.

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