COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Intent Among Adults Aged 18–39 Years — United States, March–May 2021
| Autor: | James A. Singleton, Hilda Razzaghi, Neetu Abad, Kimberly H. Nguyen, Jessica Kolis, Brittney N. Baack, Kathryn A. Brookmeyer, David Yankey, Elisabeth Wilhelm, Katherine E. Kahn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Vaccine safety 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak COVID-19 Vaccines Vaccination Coverage Health (social science) Adolescent Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Epidemiology Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Intention 01 natural sciences Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health Information Management Health insurance Humans Medicine Full Report 030212 general & internal medicine 0101 mathematics Young adult business.industry 010102 general mathematics COVID-19 General Medicine United States Educational attainment Vaccination Vaccination coverage Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| ISSN: | 1545-861X 0149-2195 |
| Popis: | Since April 19, 2021, all persons aged ≥16 years in the United States have been eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. As of May 30, 2021, approximately one half of U.S. adults were fully vaccinated, with the lowest coverage and lowest reported intent to get vaccinated among young adults aged 18-39 years (1-4). To examine attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination and vaccination intent among adults in this age group, CDC conducted nationally representative household panel surveys during March-May 2021. Among respondents aged 18-39 years, 34.0% reported having received a COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 51.8% were already vaccinated or definitely planned to get vaccinated, 23.2% reported that they probably were going to get vaccinated or were unsure about getting vaccinated, and 24.9% reported that they probably or definitely would not get vaccinated. Adults aged 18-24 years were least likely to report having received a COVID-19 vaccine and were most likely to report being unsure about getting vaccinated or that they were probably going to get vaccinated. Adults aged 18-39 years with lower incomes, with lower educational attainment, without health insurance, who were non-Hispanic Black, and who lived outside of metropolitan areas had the lowest reported vaccination coverage and intent to get vaccinated. Concerns about vaccine safety and effectiveness were the primary reported reasons for not getting vaccinated. Vaccination intent and acceptance among adults aged 18-39 years might be increased by improving confidence in vaccine safety and efficacy while emphasizing that vaccines are critical to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to friends and family and for resuming social activities (5). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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