Acceptance and preference for COVID-19 vaccination in health-care workers (HCWs)

Chuanxi Fu; Zheng Wei; Sen Pei; Shunping Li; Xiaohui Sun; Ping Liu

Social contacts, including the behaviors and attitude of relatives, friends and neighbors, play an importance role in decision for both HCWs and the general population. Uncertainty in the vaccination choice or being socially acceptable may contribute to the cautious or waitand-see attitude. When vaccine safety or effectiveness is uncertain, external cues such as others' vaccination uptake will greatly help to strength or weaken the vaccination intent (16) . There are several limitations in the present study. First, subjects were recruited and surveyed online instead of face-to-face interview, which may lead to potential bias for the DCE study. Second, we do not distinguish doctors and nurses in hospitals, health providers in the community or those in the center for disease control and preventions, who may have different levels of knowledge and choice decision.