MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, UK.
Understanding Society, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, UK.
Brain Behav Immun. 2021 May;94:41-50. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.03.008. Epub 2021 Mar 11.
Vaccine hesitancy could undermine efforts to control COVID-19. We investigated the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK and identified vaccine hesitant subgroups. The 'Understanding Society' COVID-19 survey asked participants (n = 12,035) their likelihood of vaccine uptake and reason for hesitancy. Cross-sectional analysis assessed vaccine hesitancy prevalence and logistic regression calculated odds ratios. Overall vaccine hesitancy was low (18% unlikely/very unlikely). Vaccine hesitancy was higher in women (21.0% vs 14.7%), younger age groups (26.5% in 16-24 year olds vs 4.5% in 75 + ) and those with lower education levels (18.6% no qualifications vs 13.2% degree qualified). Vaccine hesitancy was high in Black (71.8%) and Pakistani/Bangladeshi (42.3%) ethnic groups. Odds ratios for vaccine hesitancy were 13.42 (95% CI:6.86, 26.24) in Black and 2.54 (95% CI:1.19, 5.44) in Pakistani/Bangladeshi groups (compared to White British/Irish) and 3.54 (95% CI:2.06, 6.09) for people with no qualifications versus degree. Urgent action to address hesitancy is needed for some but not all ethnic minority groups.
疫苗犹豫可能会破坏控制 COVID-19 的努力。我们调查了英国 COVID-19 疫苗犹豫的流行情况，并确定了疫苗犹豫的亚组。“社会认知”COVID-19 调查询问了参与者（n=12035）他们接种疫苗的可能性和犹豫的原因。横断面分析评估了疫苗犹豫的流行率，逻辑回归计算了优势比。总体而言，疫苗犹豫率较低（18%不太可能/非常不可能）。女性（21.0%比 14.7%）、年龄较小的人群（26.5%在 16-24 岁的人群中，而 4.5%在 75 岁及以上的人群中）和教育程度较低的人群（18.6%没有资格证书，而 13.2%有学位）疫苗犹豫率较高。黑人（71.8%）和巴基斯坦/孟加拉（42.3%）族裔群体的疫苗犹豫率较高。与白种英国人/爱尔兰人相比，黑人组的疫苗犹豫率为 13.42（95%可信区间：6.86，26.24），巴基斯坦/孟加拉组为 2.54（95%可信区间：1.19，5.44），无资格证书的人群为 3.54（95%可信区间：2.06，6.09）。对于某些但不是所有少数族裔群体，需要采取紧急行动来解决犹豫问题。
