Overcoming the effect of pandemic fatigue on vaccine hesitancy-Will belief in science triumph?
Moran Bodas, Arielle Kaim, Baruch Velan and 3 others
PMID 35388958WHAT IT FOUND
Among Israeli adults with two vaccine doses, 34.7% said they probably would not get a booster and 11.6% surely would refuse.
In this survey, vaccine importance, not fear or trust in authorities, was linked with more doses.
Key findings
01Among participants who had two vaccine doses, 34.7% said they probably would not get a booster and 11.6% said they surely would refuse.
02In the regression model, perceiving the vaccine as important was associated with more doses (odds ratio 2.624, 95% CI 1.812 to 3.798), while trust in authorities was not significant (p=0.272).
03Among 170 unvaccinated participants, 54.2% said they surely would refuse vaccination.
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What it does not show
The questionnaire was created for this study and was not a validated measure, so responses may not be stable or comparable to other studies. Participants were recruited from an online panel, so people with low digital literacy may be underrepresented. It is unclear whether the unvaccinated participants represent all unvaccinated people. Younger age may reflect later eligibility for boosters rather than attitude alone. The study measured attitudes and vaccination status at one time, so it cannot show that messaging caused uptake. The sample was Israeli adults during a specific booster campaign, so results may not apply elsewhere.
Declared interests
The work received no external funding, and the authors declared no competing interests.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as proof that emphasizing vaccine science will increase booster uptake. This was a one-time survey of attitudes, not a test of a communication campaign, and it cannot show what caused vaccination.