Estimating Vaccine Confidence Levels among Healthcare Staff and Students of a Tertiary Institution in South Africa.

ABSTRACT: Healthcare workers were the first group scheduled to receive COVID-19 vaccines when they became available in South Africa. Therefore, estimating vaccine confidence levels and intention to receive COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers ahead of the national vaccination roll-out was imperative. We conducted an online survey from 4 February to 7 March 2021, to assess vaccine sentiments and COVID-19 vaccine intentions among healthcare staff and students at a tertiary institution in South Africa. We enrolled 1015 participants (74.7% female). Among the participants, 89.5% (confidence interval (CI) 87.2-91.4) were willing to accept a COVID-19 vaccine, 95.4% (CI 93.9-96.6) agreed that vaccines are important for them, 95.4% (CI 93.8-96.6) that vaccines are safe, 97.4% (CI 96.2-98.3) that vaccin

SUBMITTER: Oduwole EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8618030 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature