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. 2021 Oct 8;17(12):4823–4828. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1981726

Table 4.

Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (n = 196)

Reasons N (%)
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)