Publication date: Sep 23, 2025
The vaccination rate of seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic was initially low. Along with the well-known crew change crises, it likely placed a high psychosocial burden on shipping crews. The aim of this work is to assess the vaccination rate, determine triggers for psychosocial symptoms and emphasize preventive-psychological information channels and media for seafarers. In March 2022, 583 seafarers and 24 office workers from the same shipping company were surveyed by using a questionnaire. It included the standardized Fear of Coronavirus Questionnaire and further questions on COVID-19. A total of 479 (81. 3%) participants had been vaccinated. However, office workers were 31 times more likely to have received a basic immunization with one booster vaccination than seafarers (CI 12. 0-81. 9). Seafarers had significantly more often fear of Corona-related health consequences than office workers (73. 9% vs. 41. 7%, OR 4. 0, CI 1. 7-9. 1) – also, ratings 2. 5 times more than officers (81. 2% vs. 63. 3%; p
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| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 pandemic |