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Hesitant or not? A global survey of potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine

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Lazarus, Jeffrey V, Ratzan, Scott, Palayew, Adam, Gostin, Lawrence O, Larson, Heidi J, Rabin, Kenneth, Kimball, Spencer, El-Mohandes, Ayman·2020·medRxiv

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A number of COVID-19 vaccines are under development, with one or more possibly becoming available in 2021. We conducted a global survey in June 2020 of 13,426 people in 19 countries to determine potential acceptance rates of a COVID-19 vaccine and factors influencing acceptance. We ran univariate logistic regressions to examine the associations with demographic variables. 71.5% reported they would be very or somewhat likely to take a COVID-19 vaccine; 61.4% reported they would accept their employer’s recommendation to take a COVID-19 vaccine. Differences in acceptance across countries ranged from almost 9 in 10 (China) to fewer than 6 in 10 (Russia). Respondents reporting higher levels of trust in information from government sources were more likely to accept a vaccine, and take their employer’s advice to do so. Targeted interventions addressing age, sex, income, and education level are required to increase and sustain public acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Lazarus, J. V., Ratzan, S., Palayew, A., Gostin, L. O., Larson, H. J., Rabin, K., Kimball, S., & El-Mohandes, A.
Affiliations
  • Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ES)
  • City University of New York (US)
  • Georgetown University (US)
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
  • Emerson College (US)
Corresponding author
Lazarus, Jeffrey V
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medRxiv
Publisher
openRxiv
Published
2020-08-25
OpenAlex
W3080809458
Cited by
128
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15
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 87 · 2020: 5
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posted content
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en
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medRxiv (acceptedVersion)
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  • City University of New York
  • Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (CEX 2018-000806-S)
  • Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CEX2018-000806-S)
  • Generalitat de Catalunya (CEX2018-000806-S)
  • Università Bocconi
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Risk Perception and Management
Keywords
COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, demographic factors, cross-national comparison

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