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. 2021 Nov;27(11):2908-2913.
doi: 10.3201/eid2711.211557. Epub 2021 Sep 29.

COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, Intent, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Essential Workers, United States

Kimberly H Nguyen, David Yankey, Kelsey C Coy, Kathryn A Brookmeyer, Neetu Abad, Rebecca Guerin, Girija Syamlal, Peng-Jun Lu, Brittney N Baack, Hilda Razzaghi, Andrea Okun, James A Singleton

COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, Intent, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Essential Workers, United States

Kimberly H Nguyen et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

We assessed coronavirus disease vaccination and intent and knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among essential workers during March-June 2021. Coverage was 67%; 18% reported no intent to get vaccinated. Primary concerns were potential side effects, safety, and lack of trust in vaccines, highlighting the importance of increasing vaccine confidence in this population.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; United States; attitudes; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; essential workers; intent; perceptions; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vaccination; viruses; zoonoses.

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Trends in COVID-19 vaccination status and intent among essential workers, United States, March 5–June 2, 2021. *Data collected by Ipsos KnowledgePanel (8). †Data collected by NORC AmeriSpeak (9). COVID-19, coronavirus disease.
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Figure 2
Average prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination status and intent by essential and nonessential worker groups, United States, March 5–June 2, 2021. Asterisk (*) indicates statistically significant (p<0.05) differences between vaccination coverage and intent among each essential worker group versus vaccination coverage and vaccination intent among nonessential workers. COVID-19, coronavirus disease.
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