Characterizing healthcare personnel attitudes toward receipt of a voluntary bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine during a COVID-19 outbreak at a behavioral health hospital in Connecticut

Scott C. Roberts; Kathryn Willebrand; Jacqueline Fredrick; Lauren Pischel; Kavin Patel; Thomas S. Murray; Richard A. Martinello

doi:10.1017/ash.2024.78

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2024)

Characterizing healthcare personnel attitudes toward receipt of a voluntary bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine during a COVID-19 outbreak at a behavioral health hospital in Connecticut

Scott C. Roberts,
Kathryn Willebrand,
Jacqueline Fredrick,
Lauren Pischel,
Kavin Patel,
Thomas S. Murray,
Richard A. Martinello

Affiliations

Scott C. Roberts: ORCiD; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
Kathryn Willebrand: Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
Jacqueline Fredrick: Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
Lauren Pischel: ORCiD; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Kavin Patel: ORCiD; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Thomas S. Murray: ORCiD; Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Richard A. Martinello: ORCiD; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.78
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4

Abstract

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COVID-19 vaccine uptake in healthcare personnel (HCP) is poor. A cross-sectional survey study of behavioral health HCP was performed. Commonly identified reasons for vaccination were protecting others and oneself. Reasons against were a lack of perceived protection, dosing intervals, and side effects. Assessing vaccination attitudes can assist in uptake strategy.

Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

ISSN: 2732-494X (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology

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