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    Resistance to COVID-19 vaccination has increased in Ireland and the United Kingdom during the pandemic


    Hyland, P., Vallières, F., Shevlin, M., Bentall, R.P., McKay, R., Hartman, T.K., McBride, O. and Murphy, J. (2021) Resistance to COVID-19 vaccination has increased in Ireland and the United Kingdom during the pandemic. Public Health, 195. pp. 54-56. ISSN 0033-3506

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    Abstract

    Objectives: Hesitance and resistance to COVID-19 vaccination poses a serious challenge to achieving adequate vaccine uptake in the general population. Cross-sectional data from the early months of the pandemic indicates that approximately one-third of adults in multiple nations are hesitant or resistant to a vaccine for COVID-19. Using longitudinal data, we tracked changes in attitudes to COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic. Study design: This is a quantitative, longitudinal design. Method: Nationally representative samples of the adult general population of the Republic of Ireland (N ¼ 1041) and the United Kingdom (N ¼ 2025) were assessed for their attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination at three points from March to August 2020. Results: Statistically significant increases in resistance to COVID-19 vaccination were observed in Irish (from 9.5% to 18.1%) and British (from 6.2% to 10%) adults. Conclusion: Resistance to vaccination has significantly increased in two European nations as the pandemic has progressed. Growing resistance to COVID-19 vaccination will pose a challenge to public health officials responsible for ensuring sufficient vaccine coverage
    Item Type: Article
    Additional Information: Cite as: Hyland, P., Vallières, F., Shevlin, M., Bentall, R.P., McKay, R., Hartman, T.K., McBride, O. and Murphy, J. (2021) Resistance to COVID-19 vaccination has increased in Ireland and the United Kingdom during the pandemic. Public health (London), 195 54-56. © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Royal Society for Public Health. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; Vaccine resistance; Vaccine hesitance
    Academic Unit: Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute
    Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
    Item ID: 16942
    Identification Number: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.04.009
    Depositing User: Philip Hyland
    Date Deposited: 14 Feb 2023 15:54
    Journal or Publication Title: Public Health
    Publisher: Elsevier
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/16942
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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