COVID-19 Vaccine Intention among Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Noushad, Mohammed; Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria; Alsalhani, Anas B.; Koppolu, Pradeep; Niazi, Fayez Hussain; Samran, Abdulaziz; Rastam, Samer; Alqerban, Ali; Barakat, Ali; Almoallim, Hesham S.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Intention among Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Mohammed Noushad

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Mohammad Zakaria Nassani

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Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 11512, Saudi Arabia

Biomaterials Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia

Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Vision College of Dentistry and Nursing, Vision Colleges, Riyadh 11691, Saudi Arabia

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Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 13313, Saudi Arabia

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Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Ibb University, Ibb 70270, Yemen

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Department of Biomedical Sciences, Vision College of Medicine, Vision Colleges, Riyadh 11691, Saudi Arabia

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Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia

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Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 13313, Saudi Arabia

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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia

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Vaccines 2021, 9(8), 835; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9080835

Received: 7 June 2021 / Revised: 20 July 2021 / Accepted: 23 July 2021 / Published: 29 July 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused largescale morbidity and mortality and a tremendous burden on the healthcare system. Healthcare workers (HCWs) require adequate protection to avoid onward transmission and minimize burden on the healthcare system. Moreover, HCWs can also influence the general public into accepting the COVID-19 vaccine. Therefore, determining COVID-19 vaccine intention among HCWs is of paramount importance to plan tailor-made public health strategies to maximize vaccine coverage. A structured questionnaire was administered in February and March 2021 among HCWs in Saudi Arabia using convenience sampling, proceeding the launch of the vaccination campaign. HCWs from all administrative regions of Saudi Arabia were included in the study. In total, 674 out of 1124 HCWs responded and completed the survey (response rate 59.9%). About 65 percent of the HCWs intended to get vaccinated. The intention to vaccinate was significantly higher among HCWs 50 years of age or older, Saudi nationals and those who followed the updates about COVID-19 vaccines (p < 0.05). The high percentage (26 percent) of those who were undecided in getting vaccinated is a positive sign. As the vaccination campaign gathers pace, the attitude is expected to change over time. Emphasis should be on planning healthcare strategies to convince the undecided HCWs into accepting the vaccine in order to achieve the coverage required to achieve herd immunity. View Full-Text

Keywords: COVID-19; vaccine intention; herd immunity; Saudi Arabia; healthcare workers

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Noushad, M.; Nassani, M.Z.; Alsalhani, A.B.; Koppolu, P.; Niazi, F.H.; Samran, A.; Rastam, S.; Alqerban, A.; Barakat, A.; Almoallim, H.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Intention among Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Vaccines 2021, 9, 835. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9080835

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Noushad M, Nassani MZ, Alsalhani AB, Koppolu P, Niazi FH, Samran A, Rastam S, Alqerban A, Barakat A, Almoallim HS. COVID-19 Vaccine Intention among Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Vaccines. 2021; 9(8):835. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9080835

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Noushad, Mohammed, Mohammad Z. Nassani, Anas B. Alsalhani, Pradeep Koppolu, Fayez H. Niazi, Abdulaziz Samran, Samer Rastam, Ali Alqerban, Ali Barakat, and Hesham S. Almoallim. 2021. "COVID-19 Vaccine Intention among Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey" Vaccines 9, no. 8: 835. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9080835

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