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. 2023 Oct 23;3(1):e184.
doi: 10.1017/ash.2023.446. eCollection 2023.

Age and beliefs about vaccines associated with COVID-19 vaccination among US Veterans

Geneva M Wilson  1   2 , Cara E Ray  1 , Ibuola O Kale  1 , Aaron M Scherer  3 , Howard S Gordon  4   5 , Frances Weaver  1   6 , Charlesnika T Evans  1   2 , Kevin Stroupe  1   6
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Age and beliefs about vaccines associated with COVID-19 vaccination among US Veterans

Geneva M Wilson et al. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. .

Abstract

This project surveyed Veterans' COVID-19 vaccination beliefs and status. 1,080 (30.8%) Veterans responded. Factors associated with being unvaccinated, identified using binomial logistic regression, included negative feelings about vaccines (OR = 3.88, 95%CI = 1.52, 9.90) and logistical difficulties such as finding transportation (OR = 1.95, 95%CI = 1.01, 3.45). This highlights the need for education about and access to vaccination.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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