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. 2021 Oct 6;17(12):4816–4822. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1979378

Table 5.

Rankings of preferences of COVID-19 vaccine type among vaccinated respondents, ranked by frequency of preference given

Preference of vaccine type Likelihood/rank of getting vaccinated
Extremely likely (n = 256) Somewhat likely (n = 223) Combined (n = 479)
Not enough knowledge and information to make a decision 1st (58.2%) 1st (65.9%) 1st (61.8%)
The vaccine contains the partial genetic code (mRNA) of the virus (Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech) 2nd (15.6%) 2nd (14.3%) 2nd (15.0%)
The vaccine contains a modified version of the virus (Oxford University/AstraZeneca) 3rd (12.9%) 4th (7.2%) 3rd (10.2%)
The vaccine contains the inactivated virus. (SinoVac) 4th (8.2%) 3rd (9.0%) 4th (8.6%)
The vaccine contains fragments of specific proteins from the virus (Novavax) 5th (5.0%) 5th (3.6%) 5th (4.4%)