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Article

Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy after Implementation of a Mass Vaccination Campaign

by
Inês Afonso Gomes
1,2,3,*,
Patricia Soares
1,2,
João Victor Rocha
1,2,
Ana Gama
1,2,
Pedro Almeida Laires
1,2,
Marta Moniz
1,2,
Ana Rita Pedro
1,2,
Sónia Dias
1,2,
Ana Rita Goes
1,2,
Andreia Leite
1,2 and
Carla Nunes
1,2
1
Comprehensive Health Research Center, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campo Mártires da Pátria 130, 1169-056 Lisboa, Portugal
2
NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Center, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Av. Padre Cruz, 1600-560 Lisboa, Portugal
3
Laboratórios Pfizer Lda., Lagoas Park, 2740-271 Porto Salvo, Portugal
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Vaccines 2022, 10(2), 281; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10020281
Submission received: 30 December 2021 / Revised: 29 January 2022 / Accepted: 7 February 2022 / Published: 12 February 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vaccination Strategies for COVID-19)
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Abstract

An online cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccination adhesion was conducted in Portugal nine months after vaccination rollout (September–November 2021). Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with hesitancy to take the COVID-19 vaccine in the community-based survey, “COVID-19 Barometer: Social Opinion”. Hesitancy was 11%; however, of those, 60.5% stated that they intended to take the vaccine. Hesitancy was associated with factors such as lower monthly household income; no intention of taking the flu vaccine this year; perceived reasonable health status; having two or more diseases; low confidence in the health service response; worse perception of the adequacy of anti-COVID-19 government measures; low or no perceived risk of getting COVID-19; feeling agitated, anxious or sad some days; and lack of trust in the safety and efficacy of the vaccines. Confidence in vaccines, namely against COVID-19, is paramount for public health and should be monitored during vaccination rollout. Clear communication of the risks and benefits of vaccination needs improvement to increase adherence and public confidence.
Keywords: COVID-19; vaccination; vaccine hesitancy COVID-19; vaccination; vaccine hesitancy

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Gomes, I.A.; Soares, P.; Rocha, J.V.; Gama, A.; Laires, P.A.; Moniz, M.; Pedro, A.R.; Dias, S.; Goes, A.R.; Leite, A.; et al. Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy after Implementation of a Mass Vaccination Campaign. Vaccines 2022, 10, 281. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10020281

AMA Style

Gomes IA, Soares P, Rocha JV, Gama A, Laires PA, Moniz M, Pedro AR, Dias S, Goes AR, Leite A, et al. Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy after Implementation of a Mass Vaccination Campaign. Vaccines. 2022; 10(2):281. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10020281

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Gomes, Inês Afonso, Patricia Soares, João Victor Rocha, Ana Gama, Pedro Almeida Laires, Marta Moniz, Ana Rita Pedro, Sónia Dias, Ana Rita Goes, Andreia Leite, and et al. 2022. "Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy after Implementation of a Mass Vaccination Campaign" Vaccines 10, no. 2: 281. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10020281

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Gomes, I. A., Soares, P., Rocha, J. V., Gama, A., Laires, P. A., Moniz, M., Pedro, A. R., Dias, S., Goes, A. R., Leite, A., & Nunes, C. (2022). Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy after Implementation of a Mass Vaccination Campaign. Vaccines, 10(2), 281. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10020281

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