COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers.
Christophe Paris, François Bénézit, Mareva Geslin, Elisabeth Polard, Marion Baldeyrou, Valérie Turmel, Émilie Tadié, Ronan Garlantezec, Pierre Tattevin
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Christophe Paris: Service de Santé au Travail, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, rue Le Guilloux, 35033 Rennes, France.
François Bénézit: Maladies Infectieuses et Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, 35033 Rennes, France.
Mareva Geslin: Département de Santé Publique, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, 35033 Rennes, France.
Elisabeth Polard: Centre de Pharmacovigilance, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, 35033 Rennes, France.
Marion Baldeyrou: Maladies Infectieuses et Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, 35033 Rennes, France.
Valérie Turmel: Direction de la Qualité et des Relations avec les Usagers, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, 35033 Rennes, France.
Émilie Tadié: Service de Santé au Travail, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, rue Le Guilloux, 35033 Rennes, France.
Ronan Garlantezec: Département de Santé Publique, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, 35033 Rennes, France.
Pierre Tattevin: Maladies Infectieuses et Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire, 35033 Rennes, France. Electronic address: pierre.tattevin@chu-rennes.fr.
OBJECTIVE: To characterize healthcare workers' (HCWs) intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by the beginning of the vaccine campaign in France. METHODS: Data were collected on a self-administered questionnaire through the website of a tertiary care center (February 9-18, 2021). RESULTS: Among 1,965 respondents, 1,436 (73.1%), 453 (23.1%), and 76 (3.9%) declared themselves in favor, hesitant, or against the COVID-19 vaccine: <60% of auxiliary nurses and technicians intended to be vaccinated, as compared to 60-79% of nurses and support staff, and>80% of medical staff. On multivariate analysis, age, occupation, flu vaccine history, and controversy over the AstraZeneca vaccine tolerability were independently associated with COVID-19 vaccine intention. CONCLUSIONS: Patterns of vaccine hesitancy related to the COVID-19 and influenza vaccines are similar among HCWs. Media communication on vaccine side effects have a dramatic effect on vaccine hesitancy. Efforts are requested to inform HCWs about the risk/benefit balance of COVID-19 vaccines.
