Table 6.
Rankings of reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among non-vaccinated respondents, sorted by age groups
| Reason given a | Age group/Rank |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Young (n = 84) | Middle-aged (n = 57) | Older (n = 10) | |
| The vaccine might have dangerous side effects | 1st (66.7%) | 1st (77.2%) | 1st (50.0%) |
| I might be allergic to the vaccine | 2nd (46.4%) | 2nd (57.9%) | 2nd (30.0%) |
| The vaccine probably would not work | 3rd (33.3%) | 3rd (29.8%) | 3rd (20.0%) |
| I am at a low risk of infection | 5th (13.1%) | 4th (21.1%) | 1st (50.0%) |
| The vaccine is too expensive | 4th (15.5%) | 5th (10.5%) | 4th (10.0%) |
| I prefer developing immunity from infection than immunity through vaccination | 7th (7.1%) | 6th (8.8%) | 2nd (30.0%) |
| I hate needles and injections | 8th (3.6%) | 7th (7.0%) | 3rd (20.0%) |
| I am healthy | 6th (11.9%) | 8th (1.8%) | 4th (10.0%) |
| If I became infected, I would not become seriously ill | 7th (7.1%) | 8th (1.8%) | 2nd (30.0%) |
| I am already immune from a past COVID-19 infection | 9th (0.0%) | 9th (0.0%) | 3rd (20.0%) |
aThe reasons why respondents hesitated to be vaccinated (n = 151), with one respondent giving more than one reason; Respondents hesitated to be vaccinated (n = 151) included “Somewhat Unlikely” and “extremely Unlikely”.