Table 2.

Study participants’ outlook on vaccination.

Survey Participants Who Provided Information	All (n = 111)	Patient Responses (n = 58)	Caregiver Responses (n = 53)	p Value
	n, % or median, range	n, % or median, range	n, % or median, range
How much (from 1 to 10) are you waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine to arrive?	5 (1–10)	5 (1–10)	5 (1–10)	0.567
Vaccination against influenza before the COVID-19 pandemic	18 (16.22)	12 (20.69)	6 (11.32)	0.181
Vaccination against influenza in 2020	15 (13.51)	7 (12.07)	8 (15.09)	0.641
Vaccination against Pneumococcal infections in 2020	2 (1.8)	0 (0)	2 (3.77)	0.226
Acceptance of free COVID-19 vaccination	45 (40.54)	27 (46.55)	18 (33.96)	0.177
Acceptance of non-free COVID-19 vaccination	27 (24.32)	14 (24.14)	13 (24.53)	0.962
Reasons for declining vaccination (n, % of those not accepting free vaccination)
I believe that vaccines cause COVID-19	6 (9.09)	4 (12.9)	2 (5.71)	0.408
I believe that vaccines may have long-term side effects	36 (54.55)	16 (51.61)	20 (57.14)	0.652
I do not believe that the vaccine is effective to stop the spread of COVID-19	27 (40.91)	11 (35.48)	16 (45.71)	0.399
I believe that I cannot be vaccinated because of epilepsy	19 (28.79)	11 (35.48)	8 (22.86)	0.258
Because of the price of the vaccine (if it was paid)	2 (3.03)	2 (6.45)	0 (0)	0.217
Agreement with statements (n, % selected as true)
Vaccines are safe for most people and do not cause long-term side effects or complications	59 (53.15)	34 (58.62)	25 (47.17)	0.227
Vaccines may cause the infectious disease they aim to prevent	51 (45.95)	23 (39.66)	28 (52.83)	0.164
Vaccination is the only way to gain immunity apart from acquiring the disease itself	71 (63.96)	43 (74.14)	28 (52.83)	0.020 *
Vaccination is also useful for healthy people with no existing disease	76 (68.47)	39 (67.24)	37 (69.81)	0.771
There is a natural decrease of viral infections, regardless of the use of vaccines	44 (39.64)	23 (39.66)	21 (39.62)	0.997

*—p < 0.05.