@article{TEXTUAL,
      recid = {4938},
      author = {Gu, Mofan and Taylor, Bruce and Pollack, Harold A. and  Schneider, John A. and Zaller, Nickolas},
      title = {A pilot study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among  healthcare workers in the US},
      journal = {PLOS ONE},
      address = {2022-06-15},
      number = {TEXTUAL},
      abstract = {To explore the attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination among  healthcare workers in the US, we surveyed three groups of  individuals (essential non-healthcare workers, general  healthcare workers, and correctional healthcare workers).  We found surprisingly high portions of healthcare workers  with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy/resistance, with 23% of  correctional healthcare workers and 17% general healthcare  workers (as compared to 12%) refusing to be vaccinated  against COVID-19. Multivariate regression models suggest  that current season flu vaccination (aOR = 3.34), relying  on employer for COVID-19 information (aOR = 3.69), and  living in the Midwest (aOR = 5.04) to be strongly  associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among essential  workers and general healthcare workers. Current season flu  vaccination (aOR = 7.52) is also strongly associated with  COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among correctional healthcare  workers. Potential mechanisms of vaccine  hesitancy/resistance among healthcare workers involves low  health literacy and employer mistrust. Our findings are  highly relevant as we try to reach COVID-19 vaccination  goals in the US.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/4938},
}