Table 3.

Barriers to COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.

Themes	Reasons for vaccine hesitancy
Misinformation	•Belief that the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is unsafe •Belief that COVID-19 is not dangerous to diabetes patients’ health •Belief that vaccination does not reduce the risk of infection •Different conspiracy theories
Lack of Information	•No current reports of follow-up after vaccination of diabetes patients •Relatively fast production •Not many trials done •Uncertainties about the genetic component
Mistrust	•Not trust pharmaceutical manufacturing companies •Not trust the countries where the vaccines were produced •Not trust the manufacturing process of the vaccine.
Health Concerns	•Fear of side effects from the vaccine •Fear of other adverse reactions after vaccination •Glucose variation •Possibility of leading to other diseases •Afraid of allergic reaction
External Influence	•COVID-19 vaccination was not recommended by their physicians •Families suggested not to receive vaccination •Advice from religious leaders