Social and Behavioral Factors Associated with Lack of Intent to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine, Japan

Abstract

Persons in Japan who did not intend to receive COVID-19 vaccines after widespread rollout were less likely than others to engage in preventive measures or to be afraid of getting infected or infecting others. They were also not less likely to engage in potentially high-risk behaviors, suggesting similar or higher exposure risks.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
• SARS-CoV-2
• coronavirus disease
• vaccine
• vaccine hesitancy