Publication date: Jul 21, 2025
While disparities in COVID-19 vaccine confidence, mistrust, hesitancy, and uptake are well documented, the perception of vaccine efficacy remains understudied in Canada. This study investigates racial differences in COVID-19 vaccine efficacy perception and examines associated factors across Arab, Asian, Black, Indigenous, and White populations. A representative sample of 4220 participants (2358 women) aged 16 and older completed measures assessing perception of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, conspiracy beliefs, health literacy, and racial discrimination in healthcare settings. Data were collected through a randomly selected online panel in October 2023. The overall mean vaccine efficacy perception score was 17. 1 (SD = 4. 5), with significant variation across racial groups (F(6, 4213) = 8. 0, p
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| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Canada | Canada |
| Healthcare | Conspiracy beliefs |
| Mistrust | COVID-19 vaccine |
| October | Health literacy |
| Vaccine efficacy perception |