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Predominant concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine among patients with epilepsy.
| Causes of hesitancy | Unvaccinated patients, N (%) |
|---|---|
| Fear of aggravating epilepsy | 185 (58) |
| Discouragement from health workers for epilepsy | 70 (22) |
| Fear of other unknown serious side effects | 42 (13) |
| Other diseases | 12 (3.8) |
| Age limit | 4 (1.3) |
| Breast-feeding | 1 (0.3) |
| Recent human papillomavirus vaccination | 1 (0.3) |
| Vaccine shortage | 1 (0.3) |
| Others | 3 (0.9) |
