Publication date: Dec 07, 2024
The emergence of new COVID-19 variants continues to affect healthcare workers (HCWs) and vulnerable populations in the post-pandemic era. This study aims to assess the willingness, perceptions, and factors associated with booster COVID-19 vaccine uptake in this context. A cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2023 and May 2024 among Thai adults (>20 years old) in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Participants included HCWs and patients with chronic medical conditions. People who had received a monovalent XBB-derived booster vaccine were excluded. Data related to a total of 811 participants were analyzed, with 328 from the vulnerable group and 483 HCWs. Willingness to receive the booster was similar in both groups (43. 3% in HCWs, 45. 0% in the vulnerable group). Low-risk perception (59. 6%-83. 5%), minimal impact on daily life (60. 4%-62. 9%), and doubts about booster efficacy (75. 9%-81. 4%) were prevalent negative thoughts toward the booster. Having received a flu vaccine (aOR 2. 1), concerns about the impact on life of COVID-19 (aOR 1. 8), and beliefs in booster safety (aOR 1. 8) and vaccine effectiveness against severe disease (aOR 2. 7) were associated with increased willingness. Only 44% of participants were willing to receive a COVID-19 booster. Policymakers can use these insights to develop strategies to increase vaccine uptake in the post-pandemic era.
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| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Covid | COVID-19 vaccine post-pandemic |
| October | healthcare workers |
| Thailand | high-risk groups |
| Vaccines | risk perception |
| Workers | Thailand |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| disease | MESH | chronic conditions |
| disease | MESH | emergency |
| disease | MESH | viral load |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Coenzyme M |
| disease | MESH | morbidity |
| disease | MESH | infection |
| disease | MESH | long COVID |
| disease | MESH | complications |
| disease | IDO | history |
| disease | MESH | breakthrough infections |
| disease | MESH | endemic disease |
| disease | IDO | facility |
| disease | MESH | obesity |
| disease | MESH | lung disease |
| disease | MESH | asthma |
| pathway | KEGG | Asthma |
| disease | MESH | chronic kidney disease |
| disease | MESH | cardiovascular diseases |
| disease | MESH | cancer |
| disease | MESH | diabetes mellitus |
| disease | MESH | education level |
| disease | MESH | marital status |
| disease | MESH | hypertension |
| disease | MESH | high cholesterol levels |
| disease | MESH | cerebrovascular disease |