April 7, 2021

Unraveling Attributes of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the U.S. A Large Nationwide Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Vaccines and Immunity

Keywords (Tags): vaccines

• [Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A study conducted in December 2020-January 2021, among 34,470 US users of a COVID-19-focused smartphone-based app found that 83% of respondents were accepting of the vaccine. Among users who expressed vaccine hesitancy, the majority were undecided about accepting vaccination. Vaccine hesitancy was significantly higher among females, younger people, minority and low-income communities, healthcare and essential workers, rural residents, geographical regions with higher COVID-19 burden, those who did not use protective measures, and those who did not receive COVID-19 tests.

McCabe et al. (Apr 7, 2021). Unraveling Attributes of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the U.S. A Large Nationwide Study. Pre-print downloaded Apr 7 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.05.21254918