RIWI Corp., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Center for Global Health Innovation, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2022 Apr 21;17(4):e0267154. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267154. eCollection 2022.
Various efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates have been employed in the United States. We sought to rapidly investigate public reactions to these efforts to increase vaccination, including self-reported responses to widespread reduced masking behavior, monetary incentive programs to get vaccinated, and work vaccination requirements. Using a unique method for data collection (Random Domain Intercept Technology), we captured a large (N = 14,152), broad-based sample of the United States Web-using population (data collected from June 30 -July 26, 2021). About 3/4 of respondents reported being vaccinated. The likelihood of vaccination and vaccination intention differed across various demographic indicators (e.g., gender, age, income, political leaning). We observed mixed reactions to efforts aimed at increasing vaccination rates among unvaccinated respondents. While some reported that specific efforts would increase their likelihood of getting vaccinated (between 16% and 32%), others reported that efforts would decrease their likelihood of getting vaccinated (between 17% and 42%). Reactions differed by general vaccination intention, as well as other demographic indicators (e.g., race, education). Our results highlight the need to fully understand reactions to policy changes, programs, and mandates before they are communicated to the public and employed. Moreover, the results emphasize the importance of understanding how reactions differ across groups, as this information can assist in targeting intervention efforts and minimizing potentially differential negative impact.
美国采取了各种措施来提高 COVID-19 的疫苗接种率。我们试图快速调查公众对这些提高疫苗接种率的措施的反应，包括广泛减少口罩行为、接种疫苗的经济激励计划以及工作场所的疫苗接种要求。我们使用一种独特的数据收集方法（随机域名拦截技术），收集了美国广大互联网用户群体的大量（N=14152）样本（数据收集于 2021 年 6 月 30 日至 7 月 26 日）。大约有 3/4 的受访者报告已经接种了疫苗。疫苗接种的可能性和接种意愿因各种人口统计学指标（如性别、年龄、收入、政治倾向）而异。我们观察到针对未接种疫苗者的疫苗接种率提高措施的反应不一。虽然一些人表示，特定的努力将增加他们接种疫苗的可能性（在 16%至 32%之间），但也有一些人表示，这些努力将降低他们接种疫苗的可能性（在 17%至 42%之间）。反应因总体疫苗接种意愿以及其他人口统计学指标（如种族、教育程度）而异。我们的研究结果强调，在向公众传达和实施政策变化、计划和授权之前，需要充分了解公众对这些变化的反应。此外，结果强调了了解不同群体的反应差异的重要性，因为这些信息可以帮助针对干预措施，并最大限度地减少潜在的负面差异影响。
