Table 2.
Topics summarizing reasons for intending to refuse a COVID-19 vaccine.
| Topica | Title | n.0.3b |
|---|---|---|
| REF01 | Healthy, so can rely on own immune system | 25 |
| REF02i | No trust in government, pharma industry and vaccine | 6 |
| REF02ii | Mistrust of pharma and government in context of rapid development of vaccines | 21 |
| REF02iii | Vaccines have not been tested enough | 22 |
| REF02iv | Not enough testing, specific concerns of adverse reactions and unforeseen complications | 12 |
| REF03 | Concerns about unknown safety and effectiveness | 11 |
| REF04 | Lack of need for COVID-19 vaccine given low overall mortality rate | 18 |
| REF05 | Undecided and/or concerned about side-effects and personal medical history | 21 |
| REF06 | Risks of relatively untested vaccine vs. benefits of vaccinating generally healthy people | 10 |
| REF07 | Contextualizes COVID-19 vaccines in personal history of flu vaccines and adverse reactions | 19 |
| REF08i | Concerns about side effects | 6 |
| REF08ii | Concerns about long term side effects | 16 |
| REF09 | Previous bad reactions to vaccines and/or allergies to penicillin | 18 |
| REF10 | Concerned about quality of research during rapid vaccine development | 25 |
| REF11 | Pregnant, breastfeeding, ineligible or unwilling to be vaccinated | 13 |
| REF12 | Potentially willing to be vaccinated, but expressed hesitancy or concerns | 29 |
| REF13 | Allergies and reactions to medicines | 24 |
| REF14 | References to previously failed trials, legal cases and medical scandals | 9 |
| REF15 | Ethical or medical concerns about derivation, formulation and effects of vaccine | 12 |
| REF16 | [Fewer than five quotes with theta > 0.3] | 4 |
a
Roman numerals indicate sub-topics with correlation > 0.2.
b
n.0.3 Number of quotes assigned to topic with theta score > 0.3.