Table 2.
Special concerns and general beliefs regarding available COVID-19 vaccines.
| Characteristic | Field of Work | Total | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Field (n = 287) | Non-Medical Field (n = 359) |
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| Concerned regarding getting COVID-19 in the future | 147 (51.2) | 191 (53.2) | 338 (52.3) | 0.616 |
| Heard about COVID-19 vaccines | 286 (99.7) | 354 (98.6) | 640 (99.1) | 0.169 |
| Read a scientific article about COVID-19 vaccines | 137 (47.7) | 112 (31.2) | 249 (38.5) | <0.001 |
| Believe that COVID-19 vaccines are safe | 163 (56.8) | 118 (32.9) | 281 (43.5) | <0.001 |
| Believe that COVID-19 vaccines are able to protect them | 149 (51.9) | 123 (34.3) | 272 (42.1) | <0.001 |
| Believe that these vaccines have been sufficiently investigated | 72 (25.1) | 85 (23.7) | 157 (24.3) | 0.678 |
| The Most Trusted Vaccine According to the Latest Available Information | ||||
| Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine | 15 (5.2) | 26 (7.2) | 41 (6.3) | <0.001 |
| Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine | 23 (8.0) | 34 (9.5) | 57 (8.8) | |
| Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine | 7 (2.4) | 16 (4.5) | 23 (3.6) | |
| Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine | 13 (4.5) | 13 (3.6) | 26 (4.0) | |
| Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine | 149 (51.9) | 117 (32.6) | 266 (41.2) | |
| I do not know/ I do not have enough information | 80 (27.9) | 153 (42.6) | 233 (36.1) | |
| Concerns You Regarding Those Vaccines | ||||
| 1. Availability | 70 (24.4) | 61 (17.0) | 131 (20.3) | 0.02 |
| 2. Safety of packaging | 79 (27.5) | 81 (22.6) | 160 (24.8) | 0.146 |
| 3. Medical follow–up post vaccination | 143 (49.8) | 194 (54.0) | 337 (52.2) | 0.287 |
| 4. Effectiveness against mutated SARS–CoV–2 | 169 (58.9) | 214 (59.6) | 383 (59.3) | 0.852 |
| Planning to take the vaccine once available | 132 (46.0) | 94 (26.2) | 226 (35) | <0.001 |
| Will encourage others to take the vaccine | 131 (45.6) | 94 (26.2) | 225 (34.8) | <0.001 |
| Took influenza vaccine in the last year | 83 (28.9) | 37 (10.3) | 120 (18.6) | <0.001 |
| Took all your scheduled vaccines when you were a child | 282 (98.3) | 346 (96.4) | 628 (97.2) | 0.149 |
| Consider themselves as antivaxxers | 12 (4.2) | 47 (13.1) | 59 (9.1) | <0.001 |
Values are represented as number (percent).