COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and its determinants among health-care workers and non-health-care workers: An online survey in India

Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination Among Health Care Workers in India

“…Similarly, in Bhondve et al's study only half of the study participants responded that they will get vaccinated. [6] In a global survey of potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine by Jeffrey V et al in 13,426 randomly selected individuals across 19 countries. Of these, 71.5% responded that they would take a vaccine if it were proven safe and effective.…”

“…Among all the participants who doubt the vaccine efficacy and who think that vaccines are not necessary after COVID infection are hesitant to take vaccines. [6] The reasons could be short-duration development and paucity of literature on vaccination as the study in the USA has reported that HCWs will wait for 3-6 months for the safety data of the vaccine to get published. [18] In our study, almost half of the participants got knowledge from health departments like WHO, and MoHFW followed by television and social media.…”

“…[19] In the Study of Bhondve, et al, the medical literature was the single most common source of information for most HCW. [6] Lessons learned from previous infectious disease outbreaks and public health emergencies, including HIV, H1N1, SARS, MERS, and Ebola, remind us that trusted sources of information and guidance are fundamental to disease control. [20] When compared with a study done in France, it was found that 77.6% (95% CI 76.2-79%) of participants "probably agreed" to get vaccinated.…”

“…It found that female gender, paramedical workers and medical professionals who did not do any COVID ward duties exhibited non-acceptance. [6] while Jeffrey V et al's study observed that Men in were less likely than women to accept vaccines. [7] In terms of gender, Kabamba Nzaji et al study observed that more men accepted getting vaccinated compared to women.…”