Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

November 24, 2020

Willingness to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine with and without Emergency Use Authorization

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A quota-sampled online survey of 788 US adults found that 60% of participants were either definitely willing or probably willing to receive a future COVID-19 vaccine and 25% were either definitely willing or probably willing to receive the vaccine if it were approved under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Significant predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake intent with and without EUA included high perceived susceptibility to COVID-19, high perceived benefits of the vaccine, and scoring low on barriers to the vaccine. Willingness to take a vaccine approved under an EUA was more common among respondents who were older and who identified as white race. Uptake intent and willingness to get the vaccine with EUA appeared to be reduced by concerns about rushed vaccine development. 

Guidry et al. (Nov 19, 2020). Willingness to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine with and without Emergency Use Authorization. American Journal of Infection Control. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.11.018