Predictors of willingness to receive updated 2023–2024 COVID-19 booster vaccines among a convenience sample in Minnesota

•High booster intention in convenience sample at Minnesota State Fair (August 2023).•Perception of safety strongly associated with COVID-19 booster vaccine intention.•Public health knowledge, pandemic fear, and political affiliation predict vaccine intention. To determine factors associated with int...

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Published in:	Vaccine Vol. 42; no. 15; pp. 3499 - 3504
Main Authors:	Ricke, I.J., Spaulding, A.B., Rajtar, N.N., Benton, E.M., Anderson, I.G., Lundberg, L., Mussiel, A., Nguyen, R.H.N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 31-05-2024 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged COVID-19 COVID-19 - epidemiology COVID-19 - prevention & control COVID-19 vaccines COVID-19 Vaccines - administration & dosage Cross-Sectional Studies Demographics Educational attainment Fairs & exhibitions Fear Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Herd immunity Humans Immunization, Secondary - statistics & numerical data Influenza Intention Knowledge Male Middle Aged Minnesota Pandemics Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Public health Public Health Knowledge Risk perception Safety SARS-CoV-2 - immunology Social networks Sociodemographics Surveys and Questionnaires Vaccines Variables Young Adult Minnesota United States > US COVID-19 Public Health Knowledge Vaccines
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Summary:	•High booster intention in convenience sample at Minnesota State Fair (August 2023).•Perception of safety strongly associated with COVID-19 booster vaccine intention.•Public health knowledge, pandemic fear, and political affiliation predict vaccine intention. To determine factors associated with intention to receive recommended COVID-19 booster vaccines in 2023–2024. A cross-sectional study of 1,256 individuals at Minnesota State and County fairs was conducted to assess their intention to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine in the coming year if recommended. The association between booster intention and multiple factors believed to influence willingness to receive the vaccine, including perceived vaccine safety, perceived risk of COVID-19, public health knowledge, fear of future pandemics, and political affiliation, were analyzed using ordinal logistic regression and adjusted odds ratios (aOR). Intention to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine was high among our participants with 56% reporting they were extremely likely to receive the vaccine this year and another 15% reporting that they were likely to do the same. A strong association with getting a booster vaccine was found between perceived vaccine safety (aOR: 15.3, 95% CI: 10.6–22.2), perceived COVID-19 risk (aOR: 3.5, 95% CI: 2.4–5.1), pandemic fear (aOR: 3.4, 95% CI: 2.4–4.8), public health knowledge (aOR: 1.3, 95% CI: 0.9–1.8), and democrat political affiliation (aOR: 2.8, 95%CI: 1.8–4.4). Our study emphasizes the importance of perceived vaccine safety as a predictor of intention to accept COVID-19 vaccines and highlights the continued need to effectively communicate with the public about the safety of vaccines.
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ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.053