Observational studyVaccine2021
Older adolescents and young adults willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine: Implications for informing public health strategies.
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61 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and factors related to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and unwillingness in Canada: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of medical virology · 2023Pooled it
- The Efficacy of a Brief, Altruism-Eliciting Video Intervention in Enhancing COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions Among a Population-Based Sample of Younger Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Trial
- Vaccine confidence and information sources among children and adolescents: A national cross-sectional survey.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Article
- Vaccination attitudes and intentions reported by Canadian children and their parents in the CHILD Cohort Study during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Impact of Vaccination-Differentiated Public Health and Social Measures on Vaccine Uptake Among the Vaccine Hesitant.AJPM focus · 2026Article
- The associations between childhood vaccine history and COVID-19 vaccine uptake among older adults in 28 high-income countries.Research square · 2025Article
- Global Systematic Scoping Review of Adolescent Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
- 'Is It Safe? Is it not?' A Youth-Led Photovoice Study of Youth Perspectives of COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Vaccine hesitancy in adolescents regarding COVID-19 vaccination: A literature review.Vaccine: X · 2024Review
- Collective good and individual choice: Perceptions on COVID-19 vaccine mandate among COVID-19 vaccinated individuals.Vaccine · 2024Article
- COVID-19 vaccine intentions and attitudes in Black American emerging adults with asthma.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Health Workers' Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic's Impact on Service Delivery to Adolescents in HIV Treatment in Cape Town, South Africa: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among individuals living in a peri-urban area in Uganda: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2024Article
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- The Celebrity Factor: Exploring the Impact of Influencers on COVID-19 Vaccine Sentiment through Bayesian Modeling of Time Series.Journal of the Southern Association for Information Systems · 2024Article
- Motivations for Adolescent COVID-19 Vaccination: A Comparative Study of Adolescent and Caregiver Perspectives in Germany.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Can delay discounting predict vaccine hesitancy 4-years later? A study among US young adults.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Neighbourhood sociodemographic factors and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the Netherlands: an ecological analysis.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
importanceThe success in ending the COVID-19 pandemic rests partly on the mass uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. Little work has been done to understand vaccine willingness among older adolescents and young adults. This is important since this age group may be less likely to adhere to public health guidelines.
objectiveTo understand willingness of getting a vaccine and reasons for vaccine hesitancy among a sample of older adolescents and young adults.
designData were from the Well-Being and Experiences study (The WE Study), a longitudinal community-based sample of older adolescents and young adults collected from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from 2017 to 2020 (n = 664).
settingThe study setting was a community-based observational longitudinal study.
participantsParticipants for the study were aged 14 to 17 years old at baseline in 2016-17 (n = 1000). Data were also collected on one parent/caregiver. Waves 2 (n = 747) and 3 (n = 664) were collected in 2019 and 2020, respectively. EXPOSURES: The main exposures were sociodemographic factors, health conditions, COVID-19 knowledge, and adversity history. MAIN OUTCOMES: The main outcomes were COVID-19 vaccine willingness, hesitancy, and reasons for hesitancy.
resultsWillingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine was 65.4%. Willingness did not differ by age, sex, or mental health conditions, but did differ for other sociodemographic characteristics, physical health conditions, COVID-19 knowledge, practicing social/physical distancing, and adversity history. The most common reasons for not wanting a vaccine were related to safety, knowledge, and effectiveness. Sex differences were noted. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Increasing uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among older adolescents and young adults may rely on targeting individuals from households with lower income, financial burden, and adversity history, and generating public health messaging specifically aimed at vaccine safety, how it works to protect against illness, and why it is important to protect oneself against a COVID-19 infection.
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