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. 2022 Jan 28;40(4):562-567.
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.11.097. Epub 2021 Dec 7.

Underserved population acceptance of combination influenza-COVID-19 booster vaccines

Robert P Lennon  1 , Ray Block Jr  2 , Eric C Schneider  3 , Laurie Zephrin  4 , Arnav Shah  5 ; African American Research Collaborative 2021 COVID Group. Electronic address: henry@africanamericanresearch.us
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Underserved population acceptance of combination influenza-COVID-19 booster vaccines

Robert P Lennon et al. Vaccine. .

Abstract

Recent data indicates increasing hesitancy towards both COVID-19 and influenza vaccination. We studied attitudes towards COVID-19 booster, influenza, and combination influenza-COVID-19 booster vaccines in a nationally representative sample of US adults between May and June 2021 (n = 12,887). We used pre-qualification quotes to ensure adequate sample sizes for minority populations. Overall vaccine acceptance was 45% for a COVID-19 booster alone, 58% for an influenza vaccine alone, and 50% for a combination vaccine. Logistic regression showed lower acceptance among female, Black/African American, Native American/American Indian, and rural respondents. Higher acceptance was found among those with college and post-graduate degrees. Despite these differences, our results suggest that a combination vaccine may provide a convenient method of dual vaccination that may increase COVID-19 vaccination coverage.

Keywords: COVID-19; Health disparities; Influenza; Vaccine confidence.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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