June 10, 2021

Response of Unvaccinated US Adults to Official Information About the Pause in Use of the Johnson & Johnson-Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): public health

• [Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] An online survey of unvaccinated US adults about the pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson-Janssen vaccine conducted in April 2021 (n=557) found that respondents tended to overestimate the number of cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). When asked to guess a specific number after reading web materials mentioning “a small number of reports” of CSVT in vaccinated individuals, 58% of respondents estimated 100 or more cases (actual value is 6 cases at the time of the study). Additionally, 48% of respondents indicated that the pause reduced their confidence in vaccine safety.

Mishra and Dexter. (June 9, 2021). Response of Unvaccinated US Adults to Official Information About the Pause in Use of the Johnson & Johnson-Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine. Pre-print downloaded Jun 10 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.08.21258558