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J Public Health (Oxf) . Correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Austria: trust and the government

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  • J Public Health (Oxf) . Correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Austria: trust and the government


    J Public Health (Oxf)


    . 2021 May 5;fdab122.
    doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab122. Online ahead of print.
    Correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Austria: trust and the government


    Eva Schernhammer 1 2 3 , Jakob Weitzer 1 , Manfred D Laubichler 2 4 5 , Brenda M Birmann 3 , Martin Bertau 6 , Lukas Zenk 7 , Guido Caniglia 8 , Carlo C J?ger 9 , Gerald Steiner 2 6



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    Abstract

    Background: With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic surging and new mutations evolving, trust in vaccines is essential.
    Methods: We explored correlates of vaccine hesitancy, considering political believes and psychosocial concepts, conducting a non-probability quota-sampled online survey with 1007 Austrians.
    Results: We identified several important correlates of vaccine hesitancy, ranging from demographics to complex factors such as voting behavior or trust in the government. Among those with hesitancy towards a COVID-19 vaccine, having voted for opposition parties (opp) or not voted (novote) were (95% Confidence Intervall (CI)opp, 1.44-2.95) to 2.25-times (95%CInovote, 1.53-3.30) that of having voted for governing parties. Only 46.2% trusted the Austrian government to provide safe vaccines, and 80.7% requested independent scientific evaluations regarding vaccine safety to increase willingness to vaccine.
    Conclusions: Contrary to expected, psychosocial dimensions were only weakly correlated with vaccine hesitancy. However, the strong correlation between distrust in the vaccine and distrust in authorities suggests a common cause of disengagement from public discourse.

    Keywords: COVID-19; behaviour; communicable diseases; vaccine hesitancy.

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