COVID-19 vaccines: fear of side effects among German health care workers
Abstract: Background: Health care workers (HCWs) play a key role in increasing anti-COVID vaccination rates. Fear of potential side effects is one of the main reasons for vaccine hesitancy. We investigated which side effects are of concern to HCWs and how these are associated with vaccine hesitancy. (2) Methods: Data were collected in an online survey in February 2021 among HCWs from across Germany with 4500 included participants. Free-text comments on previously experienced vaccination side effects, and fear of short- and long-term side effects of the COVID-19 vaccination were categorized and analyzed. (3) Results: Most feared short-term side effects were vaccination reactions, allergic reactions, and limitations in daily life. Most feared long-term side effects were (auto-) immune reactions, neurological side effects, and currently unknown long-term consequences. Concerns about serious vaccination side effects were associated with vaccination refusal. There was a clear association between refusal of COVID-19 vaccination in one’s personal environment and fear of side effects. (4) Conclusions: Transparent information about vaccine side effects is needed, especially for HCW. Especially when the participants’ acquaintances advised against vaccination, they were significantly more likely to fear side effects. Thus, further education of HCW is necessary to achieve good information transfer in clusters as well
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Vaccines. - 10, 5 (2022) , 689, ISSN: 2076-393X
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Veröffentlichung
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Freiburg
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Universität
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2022
- Urheber
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Holzmann-Littig, Christopher Werner Karl
Frank, Tamara
Schmaderer, Christoph
Braunisch, Matthias C.
Renders, Lutz
Kranke, Peter
Popp, Maria
Seeber, Christian
Fichtner, Falk
Littig, Bianca
Carbajo-Lozoya, Javier
Meerpohl, Jörg J.
Haller, Bernhard
Allwang, Christine
CEOsys Consortium, [Study group]
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10.3390/vaccines10050689
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2265961
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 13:53 MEZ
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Beteiligte
- Holzmann-Littig, Christopher Werner Karl
- Frank, Tamara
- Schmaderer, Christoph
- Braunisch, Matthias C.
- Renders, Lutz
- Kranke, Peter
- Popp, Maria
- Seeber, Christian
- Fichtner, Falk
- Littig, Bianca
- Carbajo-Lozoya, Javier
- Meerpohl, Jörg J.
- Haller, Bernhard
- Allwang, Christine
- CEOsys Consortium, [Study group]
- Universität
Entstanden
- 2022
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