Article
Factors Influencing the Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccines in a Country with a High Vaccination Rate
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10.3390/vaccines10050681
2076393X
Autor
Toro-Ascuy, Daniela
Cifuentes-Muñoz, Nicolás
Avaria, Andrea
Pereira-Montecinos, Camila
Cruzat, Gilena
Peralta-Arancibia, Katherine
Zorondo-Rodríguez, Francisco
Fuenzalida, Loreto F.
Institución
Resumen
Control of the COVID-19 pandemic largely depends on the effectiveness of the vaccination process. An understanding of the factors that underlie the willingness to accept vaccination contributes pivotal information to controlling the pandemic. We analyzed the association between the willingness to accept the available COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine determinants amidst the Chilean vaccination process. Individual-level survey data was collected from 744 nationally representative respondents and multivariate regression models were used to estimate the association between outcome and explanatory variables. We found that trust in COVID-19 vaccines, scientists, and medical professionals significantly increased the willingness to: accept the vaccines and booster doses, as well as annual vaccinations and the vaccination of children. Our results are critical to understanding the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines in the context of a country with one of the world’s highest vaccination rates. We provide useful information for decision-making and policy design, in addition to establishing guidelines regarding how to effectively explain vaccination programs to citizens. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, (DIUA228-2021, IC-UA-2021)