Summary of: Why did some rural Mainers accept novel COVID-19 vaccines when rolled out in 2021, while others did not?

Authors

Michael Kohut PhD, MaineHealth Institute for Research, Center for Interdisciplinary Population Health Research (CIPHR), Portland, Maine, USA.Follow
Liz Scharnetzki, MaineHealth Institute for Research, Center for Interdisciplinary Population Health Research (CIPHR), Portland, Maine, USA.Follow
Joseph Pajka, MaineHealth Institute for Research, Center for Interdisciplinary Population Health Research (CIPHR), Portland, Maine, USA.Follow
Elizabeth Jacobs, University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, California, USA
Kathleen Fairfield, Department of Medicine, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, USA.Follow

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Why this matters?

Many people, especially in rural areas of the United States, choose not to receive novel COVID-19 vaccinations despite public health recommendations.

Understanding how people describe decisions to get vaccinated or not may help to address hesitancy.

Study @ "Decisions about adopting novel COVID-19 vaccines among White adults in" by Michael Kohut PhD, Liz Scharnetzki et al.

Publication Date

6-2023

Disciplines

COVID-19 | Public Health | Translational Medical Research

Comments

Collaboration with REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

Funding: National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Grant/Award Number: 5U54GM115516‐04