Journal
VACCINES
Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10030455
Keywords
associated factors; behavior; COVID-19; infected; mental health; public health; vaccine acceptance; vaccination hesitancy; vaccine intention; vaccine uptake
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Open Access Publishing Fund of the University of Tubingen
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This study investigated the factors influencing vaccination willingness among individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 and identified specific groups hesitant to get vaccinated. Factors associated with lower vaccination willingness included younger age, foreign nationality, low income, low trust in vaccination effectiveness, and fear of negative vaccination effects. The study suggests personalized vaccination campaigns and low-threshold vaccination education targeting different groups of infected individuals.
(1) Background: Booster vaccinations for SARS-CoV-2 convalescents are essential for achieving herd immunity. For the first time, this study examined the influencing factors of vaccination willingness among SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals and identified vaccination-hesitant subgroups. (2) Methods: Individuals with positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR results were recruited by telephone. They completed an online questionnaire during their home isolation in Germany. This questionnaire assessed the vaccination willingness and its influencing factors. (3) Results: 224 home-isolated individuals with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection were included in the study. Vaccination willingness of home-isolated SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals with asymptomatic or moderate course was 54%. The following factors were associated with significantly lower vaccination willingness: younger age, foreign nationality, low income, low trust in vaccination effectiveness, fear of negative vaccination effects, low trust in the governmental pandemic management, low subjective informativeness about SARS-CoV-2, support of conspiracy theories. (4) Conclusions: The vaccination willingness of homeisolated SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals with asymptomatic or moderate symptomatic course was low. Motivational vaccination campaigns should be adapted to individuals with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and consider the vaccination-hesitant groups. Vaccination education should be demand-driven, low-threshold, begin during the acute infection phase, and be guided for example by the established 5C model (confidence, complacency, constraints, calculation, collective responsibility).
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