1 What Beliefs are Associated with COVID Vaccination Intentions? Implications for Campaign Planning

Abstract

COVID vaccination intentions vary among the US population. We report the results of a nationally representative survey undertaken in July 2020 (N=889) that examined the association of six vaccine-specific beliefs with intentions to vaccinate. We find that four of the six beliefs have substantial associations with intention (Gammas between .60 and .77), that the associations mostly do not vary with gender, age, race/ethnicity, or misinformation (even though intentions do vary with each of those variables). Also, once adjusted for the vaccine-specific beliefs, level of misinformation is not related to intentions. We consider the implications of these results and argue both that persuasive campaigns can be informed by these specific results, and given rapid changes in vaccine availability, that there is a substantial need for elaborated and repeated follow-up studies.

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine receipt at two integrated healthcare systems in New York City: A Cross sectional study of healthcare workers

“…Our results on race support findings from earlier research that examined COVID-19 vaccine intent prior to vaccine availability 22-28 . Similarly, many published studies have found men were more willing to accept a potential COVID-19 vaccine than women 1,23,25 though one found the opposite.…”

“…The effects of systemic racism, the history of research abuses among people of color in the United States, and the lived experience of mistreatment in healthcare systems likely all contribute to lower vaccination rates. 22,34,35 Increasing access to evidence-based information and implementing various forms of reflective listening with marginalized communities who are less likely to take the vaccine may decrease mistrust among healthcare workers critical to achieving a more equitable vaccine response. Additionally, while all healthcare workers in this study had been offered the vaccine in their workplaces, there may have been racial differences in actual access (e.g., ability to take time off duty to wait for the vaccine) that our study was not designed to detect.…”

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine receipt at two integrated healthcare systems in New York City: a cross-sectional study of healthcare workers

“…[24][25][26][27][28] Our results on race support findings from earlier research that examined COVID-19 vaccine intent prior to vaccine availability, including among healthcare workers. [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] Consistent with early reports of COVID-19 vaccination rates in the USA, we found black and Hispanic participants were less likely to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the time of our survey. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that among persons who received the vaccine, the proportion who identified as black was lower than would be expected based on eligibility.…”

Scaling Up the Discovery of Hesitancy Profiles by Identifying the Framing of Beliefs towards Vaccine Confidence in Twitter Discourse

“…The potential range of messaging targets spans inoculating against specific misinformation to tapping into moral frameworks to importantly, ways to bolster trust or debunk messaging that erodes trust. Vaccine stance identified from social media importantly, should be distinguished in its value for reflecting unsolicited attitudes toward vaccines in contrast to survey research (Hornik et al, 2020). Although five profiles were discerned for each vaccine, there are substantial differences both quantitatively in the relative size of profiles, and qualitatively, how profiles distinguish users.…”