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Willingness to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Among People With HIV in the United States: Results From a National Survey.
Wickersham, Jeffrey A; Meyer, Jaimie P; Shenoi, Sheela; Altice, Frederick L; Barakat, Lydia Aoun; Virata, Michael; Olivares, Miriam; Maviglia, Francesca; Khati, Antoine; Shrestha, Roman.
  • Wickersham JA; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
  • Meyer JP; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
  • Shenoi S; Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States.
  • Altice FL; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
  • Barakat LA; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
  • Virata M; Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States.
  • Olivares M; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
  • Maviglia F; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
  • Khati A; Marx Science and Social Science Library, Yale University Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States.
  • Shrestha R; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
Front Med (Lausanne) ; 9: 886936, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2005880
ABSTRACT

Background:

Approximately 215 million Americans have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, representing over 65% of the total population. People with HIV (PWH) may be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection or severe disease, elevating the importance of COVID-19 vaccination uptake in the population. We report results from a national survey of PWH to evaluate the likelihood of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

Methods:

We conducted an online survey of 1,030 PWH living in the United States between December 6, 2020 and January 8, 2021 to evaluate likelihood of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

Results:

Overall, participants were highly willing to be vaccinated, with 83.8% stating they "strongly agree" (65.7%) or "somewhat agree" (18.1%). Participants' top vaccine-related concerns were side-effects (39.3%), safety (14.7%), and fair/equitable distribution of the vaccine to affected communities (13.6%). Participants were more willing to be vaccinated if they reported receiving an annual influenza vaccination (p < 0.001), had previously tested positive for (p = 0.043) COVID-19, had been hospitalized for (p = 0.027) COVID-19 infection, or had an undetectable HIV viral load (p = 0.002). Black (p < 0.001), politically conservative (p < 0.001), and participants with an annual income of ≤ $19,999 (p = 0.005) were significantly less willing to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

Conclusions:

The vast majority of PWH were willing to be vaccinated, though predominantly those who were already engaged in HIV care or directly affected by COVID-19. Findings from this large survey of PWH suggest intensive outreach efforts are needed to support engagement in vaccination programs, particularly among Black and politically conservative PWH.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Front Med (Lausanne) Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fmed.2022.886936

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Front Med (Lausanne) Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fmed.2022.886936