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study applies patient selfadvocacy scale investigate vaccine hesitancy new zealand due new zealands limited tertiary hospital system vulnerable populations governments strategy address covid19 prevent virus entering nation eliminate cross border therefore opportunity nation generate acquired immunity exposure transition closed borders new zealand need run highly successful national vaccination programme needs ability drive influential public health messaging targeted places within communities vaccine hesitancy exists study employed statistical methods nationally representative survey adults new zealand n 1852 collected via qualtrics independent samples ttests multiple regression used explore research questions identify medically able vaccinated expressed significantly higher confidence covid19 vaccine identified unable vaccinated patientself advocacy positive effect vaccine confidence individuals identify able vaccinated less hesitancy demographics various effects vaccine hesitancy research highlights particularly important insights vaccine hesitancy related patient selfadvocacy behaviours various demographic variables political affiliation addition research adds clarity new zealanders responded covidvaccine finally importance vaccine literacy discussed