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J Clin Med
. 2021 Mar 30;10(7):1388.
doi: 10.3390/jcm10071388.
Acceptance and Intake of COVID-19 Vaccines among Older Germans
Marta Malesza[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Erich Wittmann[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The main aim of this study was to investigate the various factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and actual intake among older Germans aged over 75 years old (n = 1037). We found that the intention to get vaccinated or intake of the COVID-19 vaccine were positively related to the perceptions of becoming infected, perceptions of the severity of the potential long-term effects, the vaccine's efficacy, and the benefits of vaccination. Meanwhile, the intention to get the vaccine or vaccine intake were decreased by perceptions of the negative side-effects and the general impediments to vaccination.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccination; acceptability; coronavirus; intake.
. 2021 Mar 30;10(7):1388.
doi: 10.3390/jcm10071388.
Acceptance and Intake of COVID-19 Vaccines among Older Germans
Marta Malesza[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Erich Wittmann[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33808414
- DOI: 10.3390/jcm10071388
Abstract
The main aim of this study was to investigate the various factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and actual intake among older Germans aged over 75 years old (n = 1037). We found that the intention to get vaccinated or intake of the COVID-19 vaccine were positively related to the perceptions of becoming infected, perceptions of the severity of the potential long-term effects, the vaccine's efficacy, and the benefits of vaccination. Meanwhile, the intention to get the vaccine or vaccine intake were decreased by perceptions of the negative side-effects and the general impediments to vaccination.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccination; acceptability; coronavirus; intake.