Table 4.
Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (n = 196)
Reasons | N (%) |
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Afraid of the side effects | 143(73.0) |
A desire to delay and follow up on the safety of the vaccine | 128(65.3) |
Afraid of the process of new vaccine development is too quickly | 105(53.6) |
Having a plan to use other preventive measures such as masks, washing hand, social distance, avoid to crowded places | 86(43.9) |
Afraid of needles | 54(27.6) |
The vaccines could lead to COVID-19 | 43(21.9) |
Afraid of the expensive vaccination costs | 36(18.4) |
Not in the high-risk group | 36(18.4) |
Do not trust the government | 20(10.2) |
Vaccines are not effective | 15(7.7) |