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Article

Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Intention among Health Care Workers in France: A Qualitative Study

by
Coline Bourreau
1,
Angela Baron
1,
Michaël Schwarzinger
1,2,
François Alla
1,2,
Linda Cambon
1,2,
Léo Donzel Godinot
1,2,* and
CoVaMax Study Group
†
1
Department of Methodology and Innovation in Prevention, Bordeaux University Hospital, 33000 Bordeaux, France
2
Inserm UMR 1219 Bordeaux Population Health, University of Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Members listed at Acknowledgments.
Vaccines 2022, 10(10), 1661; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101661
Submission received: 2 September 2022 / Revised: 28 September 2022 / Accepted: 30 September 2022 / Published: 4 October 2022
(This article belongs to the Section COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination)
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Abstract

COVID-19 vaccines are one of the best tools to limit the spread of the virus. However, vaccine hesitancy is increasing worldwide, and France is one of the most hesitant countries. From the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, health care workers (HCW) have been prioritized in the vaccination strategy but were also hesitant. This study was conducted to identify and understand the determinants of COVID-19 vaccination intention in the French context, with a view to promoting HCW vaccination. A qualitative study using individual semi-structured interviews of HCWs was carried out at the beginning of the vaccination campaign (January to April 2021) in a French university hospital. Interviews indicated that the vaccination intention of HCWs was influenced by confidence in the proposed vaccines, past experience with vaccines and disease, the opinions and vaccination status of others, and media handling of information related to COVID-19 vaccination. Improving HCW vaccination intention regarding COVID-19 vaccines could be achieved through the dissemination of clear, reassuring, scientific information. Information should be disseminated by HCWs and vaccination experts and adapted to local contexts. To improve the level of confidence and vaccination uptake through a compliance effect, it would be useful to promote positive COVID-19 vaccination experiences and increased rates of immunization.
Keywords: COVID-19; healthcare workers; vaccine hesitancy; vaccination intention; SARS-CoV-2; qualitative study COVID-19; healthcare workers; vaccine hesitancy; vaccination intention; SARS-CoV-2; qualitative study

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Bourreau, C.; Baron, A.; Schwarzinger, M.; Alla, F.; Cambon, L.; Donzel Godinot, L.; CoVaMax Study Group. Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Intention among Health Care Workers in France: A Qualitative Study. Vaccines 2022, 10, 1661. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101661

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Bourreau C, Baron A, Schwarzinger M, Alla F, Cambon L, Donzel Godinot L, CoVaMax Study Group. Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Intention among Health Care Workers in France: A Qualitative Study. Vaccines. 2022; 10(10):1661. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101661

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Bourreau, Coline, Angela Baron, Michaël Schwarzinger, François Alla, Linda Cambon, Léo Donzel Godinot, and CoVaMax Study Group. 2022. "Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Intention among Health Care Workers in France: A Qualitative Study" Vaccines 10, no. 10: 1661. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101661

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Bourreau, C., Baron, A., Schwarzinger, M., Alla, F., Cambon, L., Donzel Godinot, L., & CoVaMax Study Group. (2022). Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Intention among Health Care Workers in France: A Qualitative Study. Vaccines, 10(10), 1661. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101661

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