Matthias Lenz, Tanja Richter
Disaster response to the release of biohazardous agent: instrument development and evaluation of a firefighter's exercise
Prehospital and disaster medicine
covid19 vaccines provide renewed hope fight recent pandemic ensure widespread vaccination crucial analyze vaccine willingness determinants among physicians key health care influencers study aimed assess acceptance rate identify factors associated vaccine hesitancy among thai physicians crosssectional onlinebased questionnaire distributed physicians king chulalongkorn memorial hospital march 31 2021 april 30 2021 order assess attitudes toward receiving covid19 vaccine reasons vaccine acceptance refusal well predictors vaccine hesitancy analyzed bivariate multivariable analysis total 705 complete responses received 956 n 675 physicians expressing willingness receive covid19 vaccine one 31 physicians 44 expressed hesitancy unwillingness vaccinated faculty member others physiciansintraining approximately onefifths physicians surveyed also willing recommend vaccine family members 214 n 151 patients 187 n 132 using multivariable logistic regression vaccine hesitancy independently associated preference particular vaccines government allocated option especially mrna vaccine aor 886 95 ci 117154 p 0041 vaccine literacy showed inverse relationship aor 034 95 ci 01309 p 0029 vaccine hesitancy uncertainty vaccine efficacy 839 fear adverse events 484 major concerns contributing vaccine hesitancy study revealed high rate physician willingness take covid19 vaccine especially among staffs however significant proportion would currently suggest vaccination families patients restrictions vaccine choice vaccine illiteracy together concerns adverse effects uncertainty efficacy associated negative attitudes toward vaccination raise acceptance vaccination program efforts made balance individual preference vaccine type addition increasing availability accurate data safety efficacy vaccine