Willingness to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Among People With HIV in the United States: Results From a National Survey

Frontiers in Medicine

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Jeffrey A. Wickersham¹  Jaimie P. Meyer¹  Sheela Shenoi¹  Frederick L. Altice¹  Lydia Aoun Barakat¹  Michael Virata¹  Miriam Olivares⁴  Francesca Maviglia¹  Antoine Khati⁵  Roman Shrestha⁵ 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine;Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health;Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health;Marx Science and Social Science Library, Yale University Library, Yale University;Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut;Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy, University of Connecticut

关键词: COVID-19;    HIV;    people with HIV;    vaccine hesitancy;    vaccine uptake;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2022.886936

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

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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