A global survey to understand general vaccine trust, COVID-19 and influenza vaccine confidence

IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the way that the world views vaccines. While safe and effective, COVID-19 vaccines were, and continue to be met with hesitancy and misinformation. We aimed to understand public perceptions and trust in COVID-19 vaccinations and how the pandemic...

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Main Authors: Chelsea D’Silva, Madison M. Fullerton, Jia Hu, Kenneth Rabin, Scott C. Ratzan
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1406861/full
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author Chelsea D’Silva
Madison M. Fullerton
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Jia Hu
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Kenneth Rabin
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description IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the way that the world views vaccines. While safe and effective, COVID-19 vaccines were, and continue to be met with hesitancy and misinformation. We aimed to understand public perceptions and trust in COVID-19 vaccinations and how the pandemic has impacted perceptions of non-COVID-19 vaccines.MethodsSurvey data were collected between August 7, 2023–August 16, 2023, from 7,000 respondents aged 18 years and older from the United States (n = 1,000); Nigeria (n = 1,000); United Kingdom (n = 1,000); France (n = 1,000); Canada (n = 1,000); Brazil (n = 1,000); and India (n = 1,000).ResultsTrust in COVID-19 vaccines was highest in Brazil (84.6%) and India (80.4%) and lowest in the United States (63.5%) and France (55.0%). 47.5% of respondents agreed that they trust traditional protein-based vaccines more than mRNA vaccines, 13.5% disagree and 39.0% are neutral about their trust in protein-based versus mRNA vaccines. Overall, 53.9% of respondents reported that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their perceptions of vaccines with half of these respondents (51.7%) reporting that the pandemic made them think that other vaccines are more important as they understand how critical vaccines can be at preventing serious illnesses.DiscussionThese data can be used by health system decision makers, public health and researchers to understand how vaccine trust impacts perceptions of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines globally and develop tailored interventions that address local concerns.
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spelling doaj-art-9cd85e529f854d4891c4aba6bbf46a6e2024-11-20T06:28:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652024-11-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.14068611406861A global survey to understand general vaccine trust, COVID-19 and influenza vaccine confidenceChelsea D’Silva0Madison M. Fullerton1Madison M. Fullerton2Jia Hu3Jia Hu4Kenneth Rabin5Scott C. Ratzan619 to Zero Inc, Calgary, AB, Canada19 to Zero Inc, Calgary, AB, CanadaCommunity Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada19 to Zero Inc, Calgary, AB, CanadaCommunity Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaSchool of Public Health and Health Policy, The City University of New York, New York, NY, United StatesSchool of Public Health and Health Policy, The City University of New York, New York, NY, United StatesIntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the way that the world views vaccines. While safe and effective, COVID-19 vaccines were, and continue to be met with hesitancy and misinformation. We aimed to understand public perceptions and trust in COVID-19 vaccinations and how the pandemic has impacted perceptions of non-COVID-19 vaccines.MethodsSurvey data were collected between August 7, 2023–August 16, 2023, from 7,000 respondents aged 18 years and older from the United States (n = 1,000); Nigeria (n = 1,000); United Kingdom (n = 1,000); France (n = 1,000); Canada (n = 1,000); Brazil (n = 1,000); and India (n = 1,000).ResultsTrust in COVID-19 vaccines was highest in Brazil (84.6%) and India (80.4%) and lowest in the United States (63.5%) and France (55.0%). 47.5% of respondents agreed that they trust traditional protein-based vaccines more than mRNA vaccines, 13.5% disagree and 39.0% are neutral about their trust in protein-based versus mRNA vaccines. Overall, 53.9% of respondents reported that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their perceptions of vaccines with half of these respondents (51.7%) reporting that the pandemic made them think that other vaccines are more important as they understand how critical vaccines can be at preventing serious illnesses.DiscussionThese data can be used by health system decision makers, public health and researchers to understand how vaccine trust impacts perceptions of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines globally and develop tailored interventions that address local concerns.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1406861/fullvaccine trustCOVID-19vaccine confidenceimmunizationmRNA
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Frontiers in Public Health
vaccine trust
COVID-19
vaccine confidence
immunization
mRNA
title A global survey to understand general vaccine trust, COVID-19 and influenza vaccine confidence
title_full A global survey to understand general vaccine trust, COVID-19 and influenza vaccine confidence
title_fullStr A global survey to understand general vaccine trust, COVID-19 and influenza vaccine confidence
title_full_unstemmed A global survey to understand general vaccine trust, COVID-19 and influenza vaccine confidence
title_short A global survey to understand general vaccine trust, COVID-19 and influenza vaccine confidence
title_sort global survey to understand general vaccine trust covid 19 and influenza vaccine confidence
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COVID-19
vaccine confidence
immunization
mRNA
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1406861/full
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