Fearing the disease or the vaccine: The case of COVID-19.
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Perceived risk
Perceived vaccine safety
Vaccination intentions
Vaccine hesitancy
Journal
Personality and individual differences
ISSN: 0191-8869
Titre abrégé: Pers Individ Dif
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8006972
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Historique:
received:
07
10
2020
revised:
03
12
2020
accepted:
06
12
2020
entrez:
1
2
2021
pubmed:
2
2
2021
medline:
2
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
As studies indicate that people perceive COVID-19 as a threatening disease, the demand for a vaccine against the disease could be expected to be high. Vaccine safety concerns might nevertheless outweigh the perceived disease risks when an individual decides whether or not to accept the vaccine. We investigated the role of perceived risk of COVID-19 (i.e., perceived likelihood of infection, perceived disease severity, and disease-related worry) and perceived safety of a prospective vaccine against COVID-19 in predicting intentions to accept a COVID-19 vaccine. Three Finnish samples were surveyed: 825 parents of small children, 205 individuals living in an area with suboptimal vaccination coverage, and 1325 Facebook users nationwide. As points of reference, we compared the perceptions of COVID-19 to those of influenza and measles. COVID-19 was perceived as a threatening disease-more so than influenza and measles. The strongest predictor of COVID-19 vaccination intentions was trusting the safety of the potential vaccine. Those perceiving COVID-19 as a severe disease were also slightly more intent on taking a COVID-19 vaccine. Informing the public about the safety of a forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine should be the focus for health authorities aiming to achieve a high vaccine uptake.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33518869
doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110590
pii: S0191-8869(20)30781-9
pmc: PMC7832025
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
110590Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None.
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