Table 4. Most Trusted Sources of Information and Preferred Modes of Communication About COVID-19 Among Definitely Not, Probably Not, and Unsure Vaccine Intention Groups.
| Response | No. (%)a | |
|---|---|---|
| Definitely or probably not | Unsure | |
| Most trusted sources of informationb | ||
| Media sourcesc | 32 (31) | 25 (36) |
| The VA | 20 (19) | 22 (32) |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 20 (19) | 17 (25) |
| Coworkers or classmatesd | 20 (19) | 5 (7) |
| State government | 18 (18) | 11 (16) |
| Local government | 15 (15) | 7 (10) |
| A VA health care practitioner | 15 (15) | 18 (26) |
| My contacts on social media | 13 (13) | 4 (6) |
| The National Institutes of Health | 12 (12) | 6 (9) |
| Veteran groups or organizations | 10 (10) | 5 (7) |
| Local community organizations | 6 (6) | 2 (3) |
| A non-VA health care practitioner | 6 (6) | 13 (19) |
| The US Coronavirus Task Force | 4 (4) | 1 (1) |
| My faith leader | 4 (4) | 3 (4) |
| Preferred modes of communicatione | ||
| In-depth written materials about COVID-19 research (print or online) | 34 (62) | 29 (49) |
| By talking to someone they know | 13 (24) | 14 (24) |
| Hearing or reading about people like them | 12 (22) | 7 (12) |
| In-depth written material from a news source (print or online) | 10 (18) | 11 (19) |
| Listening to information on the news | 10 (18) | 4 (7) |
| Written material that is directly emailed to them | 9 (16) | 12 (20) |
| Brief written material on a web site | 9 (16) | 15 (25) |
| Public Service Announcements on television or radio | 7 (13) | 4 (7) |
| Brief written material, such as a flyer or informational sheet | 2 (4) | 9 (15) |
Abbreviation: VA, Department of Veterans Affairs.
a
Values indicate percentage rating as 1 of the respondents’ 3 most trusted sources of information and 3 most preferred modes of communication about COVID-19.
b
Includes 103 respondents in the definitely not or probably not groups and 69 respondents in the unsure group.
c
Includes news on the radio, online, or in newspapers.
d
Includes people respondent goes to work or school with or other people they know.
e
Includes 55 respondents in the definitely not or probably not groups and 59 respondents in the unsure group.