COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in students and trainees of healthcare professions: A global assessment and call for action

Mustapha, Toheeb; Khubchandani, Jagdish; Biswas, Nirbachita

doi:10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100289

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“…Our findings are also similar to those from an online survey conducted in a representative sample of the broader Australian population in August 2020, in which those who expressed confidence in governments and the health system were more likely to intend to be vaccinated [8]. Likewise, our findings that hesitant participants expressed concerns about vaccine safety, effectiveness and perceived scientific uncertainty; reported low perceived risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease; expressed doubts about the seriousness of the pandemic and lack of trust in authorities; and may have been influenced by COVID-19 misinformation and conspiracy theories are also corroborated by the recent literature [21][22][23][24].…”

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confidence: 86%

“…First, we found that accepting participants expressed a strong desire and sense of responsibility to receive a vaccine in order to protect vulnerable people, a finding corroborated by two recent studies [9,21]. In contrast, hesitant participants questioned the need for the entire community (including healthy people such as themselves) to be vaccinated rather than just those vulnerable to severe COVID-19 disease, such as the elderly or those living with comorbidities.…”

Section: Besd Framework and Key Findingssupporting

confidence: 81%

“…Our study also highlights some barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination acceptance which, although recently identified in the literature [9,19,21], have received limited attention.…”

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confidence: 79%

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“To Protect Myself, My Friends, Family, Workmates and Patients …and to Play My Part”: COVID-19 Vaccination Perceptions among Health and Aged Care Workers in New South Wales, Australia

Bolsewicz

Steffens

Bullivant

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has globally caused widespread disruption, morbidity and mortality. The uptake of COVID-19 vaccination is critical for minimising further impacts of the pandemic. Health and aged care workers (HACWs) play a central role in public confidence in vaccines and are one of the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination in Australia. Qualitative phone interviews with 19 HACWs aged 21–50 years old from New South Wales, Australia, were conducted, and the data were analysed thematically in order to understand the factors influencing HACWs’ acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination. We found that HACWs reported a continuum of COVID-19 vaccination intentions with 12 enthusiastically accepting and 7 hesitant. Using the Behavioral and Social Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccination (BeSD) Framework, we found that participants’ acceptance of vaccination was primarily driven by their perceptions of COVID-19 vaccination (such as safety, risk and benefits) and by the information sources, people and norms they trusted. Informed by study findings, we propose several communication strategies which may be helpful in addressing HACWs vaccination acceptance. We note however that as the pandemic continues, further studies with HACWs from diverse backgrounds are needed in order to provide accurate data on diverse motivational and practical drivers of evolving perceptions and attitudes towards vaccination.

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confidence: 86%

Section: Besd Framework and Key Findingssupporting

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“To Protect Myself, My Friends, Family, Workmates and Patients …and to Play My Part”: COVID-19 Vaccination Perceptions among Health and Aged Care Workers in New South Wales, Australia

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Steffens

Bullivant

et al. 2021

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“…Our estimated overall coverage is compatible with findings of other studies conducted in Canada [ 10 ] and France [ 18 , 19 ]. Moreover, according to review articles summarizing findings on COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy, 22.5% of HCWs and 18.9% of healthcare professional students and trainees worldwide reported vaccination hesitancy [ 12 , 13 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…HCWs’ hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccination—meaning the delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination despite availability of vaccination services—remains an important public health issue globally [ 11 ]. Relevant studies observed that the most frequently cited factors for vaccination hesitancy were related to the vaccines' safety profiles [ 12 , 13 ].…”

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Factors Associated with Healthcare Workers’ (HCWs) Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccinations and Indications of a Role Model towards Population Vaccinations from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Greece, May 2021

Fotiadis

Dadouli

Avakian³

et al. 2021

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A Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) study was conducted at the end of May 2021 engaging 1456 healthcare workers (HCWs) from 20 hospitals throughout Greece. Acceptance of vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was estimated at 77.7%, with lower vaccine acceptance identified in nurses compared to physicians. Fears related to vaccine safety, lack of information and general knowledge about vaccinations, influenza vaccine acceptance, education level and years of practice were among the factors independently associated with vaccine acceptance. A strong association was identified between vaccination of HCWs in each health region and the population coverage, indicating that HCWs may be role models for the general population. Information campaigns should continue despite decisions taken regarding mandatory vaccinations.

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Connectedness of COVID vaccination with economic policy uncertainty, oil, bonds, and sectoral equity markets: evidence from the US

Yousaf

Qureshi

et al. 2023

Ann Oper Res

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We examine the connectedness of the COVID vaccination with the economic policy uncertainty, oil, bonds, and sectoral equity markets in the US within time and frequency domain. The wavelet-based findings show the positive impact of COVID vaccination on the oil and sector indices over various frequency scales and periods. The vaccination is evidenced to lead the oil and sectoral equity markets. More specifically, we document strong connectedness of vaccinations with communication services, financials, health care, industrials, information technology (IT) and real estate equity sectors. However, weak interactions exist within the vaccination–IT-services and vaccination–utilities pairs. Moreover, the effect of vaccination on the Treasury bond index is negative, whereas the economic policy uncertainty shows an interchanging lead and lag relation with vaccination. It is further observed that the interrelation between vaccination and the corporate bond index is insignificant. Overall, the impact of vaccination on the sectoral equity markets and economic policy uncertainty is higher than on oil and corporate bond prices. The study offers several important implications for investors, government regulators, and policymakers.

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COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in students and trainees of healthcare professions: A global assessment and call for action

Cited by 41 publications

References 19 publications

“To Protect Myself, My Friends, Family, Workmates and Patients …and to Play My Part”: COVID-19 Vaccination Perceptions among Health and Aged Care Workers in New South Wales, Australia

“To Protect Myself, My Friends, Family, Workmates and Patients …and to Play My Part”: COVID-19 Vaccination Perceptions among Health and Aged Care Workers in New South Wales, Australia

Factors Associated with Healthcare Workers’ (HCWs) Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccinations and Indications of a Role Model towards Population Vaccinations from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Greece, May 2021

Connectedness of COVID vaccination with economic policy uncertainty, oil, bonds, and sectoral equity markets: evidence from the US

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