What is it about?
In a sample of community health care clinic patients, COVID-19 vaccine’s efficacy and safety drove their decision not to get vaccinated. In addition, a higher level of education—not race, gender or income—was the only significant sociodemographic factor tied to higher levels of vaccination uptake.
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Why is it important?
Black and Latinx adults are two times more likely to die of COVID-19, and the need persists to better understand vaccine hesitancy in these communities.
Perspectives
As the U.S. faces the flu season this fall and a low uptake of the COVID-19 boosters, better information about the efficacy of vaccines could help reach those most at risk. Public messaging should be clear from physicians, news outlets and media in general that these vaccinations are safe and effective in preventing hospitalization and death.
Joanna Buscemi
DePaul University
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This page is a summary of: Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination uptake in community health center patients., Health Psychology, October 2022, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/hea0001241.
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