January 13, 2021

Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Socio-Demographics Co-Morbidity and Past Racial Discrimination

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Vaccines and Immunity

Keywords (Tags): public health, vaccines

[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A cross-sectional online survey of US adults (n=2,650) conducted between Dec 13 and 23, 2020 found that respondents who reported experiences of racial discrimination had 21% increased odds of higher vaccine hesitancy compared to those who did not report such experience. Vaccine hesitancy was measured using a scale ranging from 1 (low hesitancy) to 6 (high hesitancy). 

Savoia et al. (Jan 13, 2021). Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Socio-Demographics Co-Morbidity and Past Racial Discrimination. Pre-print downloaded Jan 13 from https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.12.21249152v1