High Likelihood of Accepting COVID-19 Vaccine in a Latinx Community at High SARS-CoV-2 Risk in San Francisco
Author(s) -
James Peng,
Carina Marquez,
Luis Rubio,
Gabriel Chamie,
Diane Jones,
Jon Jacobo,
Susana Rojas,
Susy Rojas,
Valerie Tulier-Laiwa,
Douglas Black,
Jackie Martinez,
Genay Pilarowski,
Chesa Cox,
Joe DeRisi,
Diane V. Havlir,
Maya Petersen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofab202
Subject(s) - covid-19 , distrust , medicine , vaccination , coronavirus , pandemic , family medicine , virology , gerontology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychology , psychotherapist
Of 4133 persons surveyed at a low-barrier coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test site with high positivity in an urban Latinx community in January 2021, 86% indicated that they would accept a COVID-19 vaccination. The top reasons for vaccine hesitancy included concerns around side effects and safety and distrust of health care systems.
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