Editorial Material
Nursing
Kin On Kwok, Kin-Kit Li, Wan In Wei, Arthur Tang, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Shui Shan Lee
Summary: This study aimed to estimate nurses' vaccination behaviors and intentions, as well as examined the psychological antecedents. It also investigated the mediation effects of work stress on the association between work demands and COVID-19 vaccination intention. The results showed suboptimal uptake rate of COVID-19 vaccine among nurses and the importance of considering 5C constructs in vaccination campaigns.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Janet W. Rich-Edwards, Carissa M. Rocheleau, Ming Ding, Jennifer A. Hankins, Laura M. Katuska, Xenia Kumph, Andrea L. Steege, James M. Boiano, Christina C. Lawson
Summary: This study aimed to understand COVID-19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy among US nurses. The majority of nurses surveyed had been or planned to be vaccinated. Vaccine hesitancy was associated with lower education, living in the South, and working in certain healthcare settings. Those who experienced COVID-19 deaths or perceived personal vulnerability to COVID-19 were less likely to be hesitant. Common reasons for hesitancy included religious or ethical beliefs, concerns about vaccine efficacy, and lack of concern about COVID-19.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Immunology
Rahul Shekhar, Abu Baker Sheikh, Shubhra Upadhyay, Mriganka Singh, Saket Kottewar, Hamza Mir, Eileen Barrett, Suman Pal
Summary: In the survey, only 36% of respondents were willing to take the vaccine as soon as it became available, while 56% were undecided. Only 8% of healthcare workers do not plan to get vaccinated. Vaccine acceptance increased with age, education, and income level, with direct medical care providers showing higher acceptance rates.
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Immunology
Ian McGovern, Alina Bogdanov, Katherine Cappell, Sam Whipple, Mendel Haag
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased awareness and uptake of influenza vaccination, with overall vaccination rates gradually rising since 2016. In the 2020-2021 season, there was a notable increase in vaccination rates across all age groups except for those aged 65 and above, particularly among individuals under 18. Previous vaccination history was found to be associated with vaccination status in 2020-2021, with few differences observed in patient characteristics when stratified by vaccination history.
Letter
Psychology, Clinical
Gul Deniz Salali, Mete Sefa Uysal
Summary: This study examined the effectiveness of different incentives (prestige-based, conformist, and risk-based) for increasing COVID-19 vaccine intention in the UK, USA, and Turkey. The results showed that vaccination of an expert scientist was the most effective incentive, followed by vaccination of friends and family, and exposure to the death of someone from the disease. Vaccine incentives were less effective for those who originally refused the vaccine compared to those who were hesitant. Despite having the highest percentage of vaccine-hesitant participants, Turkey had the highest mean effectiveness scores for incentives, suggesting that an informed vaccine promotion strategy can be successful in the country.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Carl Latkin, Lauren Dayton, Grace Yi, Afareen Jaleel, Chikaodinaka Nwosu, Rupali Limaye
Summary: The study found that social norms played a significant role in influencing vaccine intention and delay. Vaccine delay was associated with low levels of worry about COVID-19 infection, political conservatism, concerns about vaccine side effects, and doubts about vaccine effectiveness. Negative vaccine intentions were linked to worries about infection, concerns about side effects, belief that vaccines were developed too quickly, and lack of endorsement for prioritizing older people in vaccination.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Farah Yasmin, Hala Najeeb, Abdul Moeed, Unaiza Naeem, Muhammad Sohaib Asghar, Najeeb Ullah Chughtai, Zohaib Yousaf, Binyam Tariku Seboka, Irfan Ullah, Chung-Ying Lin, Amir H. Pakpour
Summary: A systematic review on COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the US revealed varying acceptance rates, with hesitancy particularly high among Black/African Americans and pregnant/breastfeeding women, while lower among males. Efforts need to be made to address these disparities and revise vaccination plans accordingly.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Economics
Rajeev K. Goel, James R. Jones, James W. Saunoris
Summary: This paper examines the determinants of vaccine hesitancy related to the COVID-19 pandemic using recent data on the unvaccinated population across US states. The findings indicate that states with higher prosperity, a larger elderly population, and more physicians tend to have lower vaccine hesitancy. There is some evidence of the significance of race, but factors such as internet access and history of other contagious diseases do not seem to play a role. States with centralized health systems and mask mandates generally have a lower percentage of unvaccinated populations. Moreover, the presence of Democrats in state legislatures tends to reduce vaccination hesitancies.
MANAGERIAL AND DECISION ECONOMICS
(2023)
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Immunology
Jessica Carter, Shannon Rutherford, Erika Borkoles
Summary: This research explores the factors influencing vaccine uptake among younger Australian women in rural and regional communities. It finds that inadequate and sometimes misleading information, as well as access issues, affect their vaccination intentions. Personal benefits have a greater impact on vaccination intentions than health benefits.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
K. Viswanath, Mesfin Bekalu, Dhriti Dhawan, Ramya Pinnamaneni, Jenna Lang, Rachel McLoud
Summary: Our study identified race/ethnicity, risk perceptions, exposure to different media for COVID-19 news, party identification and confidence in scientists as factors that would be affecting COVID-19 vaccine uptake. The good news is that these are addressable through strategic public health communications, but a lot of work remains to be done with some urgency.
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Immunology
Donald J. Alcendor, Patricia Matthews-Juarez, Neely Williams, Derek Wilus, Mohammad Tabatabai, Esarrah Hopkins, Kirstyn George, Ashley H. Leon, Rafael Santiago, Arthur Lee, Duane Smoot, James E. K. Hildreth, Paul D. Juarez
Summary: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake among Southern states in the US has been a problem. A survey was conducted to explore COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among medically underserved communities in Tennessee. The survey revealed an association between race and vaccination status. Reasons for refusing the vaccines include distrust in vaccine safety, concerns about side effects, fear of needles, and vaccine efficacy.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Estee Y. Cramer, Yuxin Huang, Yijin Wang, Evan L. Ray, Matthew Cornell, Johannes Bracher, Andrea Brennen, Alvaro J. Castro Rivadeneira, Aaron Gerding, Katie House, Dasuni Jayawardena, Abdul Hannan Kanji, Ayush Khandelwal, Khoa Le, Vidhi Mody, Vrushti Mody, Jarad Niemi, Ariane Stark, Apurv Shah, Nutcha Wattanchit, Martha W. Zorn, Nicholas G. Reich
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, academic researchers, government agencies, industry groups, and individuals have generated a large amount of forecasts. To make use of these forecasts, the CDC partnered with the University of Massachusetts Amherst to establish the US COVID-19 Forecast Hub. This hub provides point and probabilistic forecasts of incident cases, hospitalizations, deaths, and cumulative deaths at county, state, and national levels in the United States, allowing for the development of ensemble models, communication of forecasts, model comparisons, and policy-making.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yeunkyung Kim, Jihye Kim, Yue Li
Summary: This study evaluated whether the Massachusetts COVID-19 vaccine lottery increased vaccine uptake. The results showed insufficient evidence to conclude that the lottery was associated with an increased number of adult COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Immunology
Shan Qiao, Zhenlong Li, Jiajia Zhang, Xiaowen Sun, Camryn Garrett, Xiaoming Li
Summary: This study investigates the disparities in COVID-19 vaccination uptake in the United States and explores the role of social capital in explaining these disparities. The results suggest that social capital significantly contributes to the disparities in vaccination uptake, and the association between vaccination uptake and social determinants of health (SDOH) and social capital may vary depending on the level of urbanization. Thus, fostering social capital within communities could be an effective strategy to address disparities in vaccination uptake.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Filip Viskupic, David L. Wiltse
Summary: Nurses' uptake of COVID-19 booster vaccines is influenced by their partisan self-identification, age, flu vaccination history, and past COVID-19 test results.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
(2023)
