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Table 2.

Summary of findings (nurses)

Theme	Findings
Distrust in health authorities, employers and pharmaceutical companies	Nurses felt that physicians were influenced by pharmaceutical companies to promote vaccination through clandestine relationships and financial incentives.¹⁰^,¹²^,¹⁴^,¹⁶ Aggressive tactics utilized by employers made nurses feel their health was a lower priority to employers than the health of patients.¹²^,¹⁴^,¹⁷ Nurses were skeptical of information provided by employers, health authorities and pharmaceutical companies due to negative interactions they had with health authorities and since the information did not address their specific concerns.^10–¹³^,^17–19
Distrust in vaccine efficacy and contents	Nurses were mistrustful of newly developed vaccines as they believed that they underwent fewer tests and had more side-effects than previously developed vaccines.¹⁰^,¹³^,¹⁶^,¹⁹^,²⁰ Some nurses believed vaccines were not efficacious, causing them to question whether vaccinating was in their best interests.¹²^,¹⁷^,¹⁹^,²⁰ Nurses expressed concerns regarding various vaccine side-effects including allergies, sinusitis, fever, joint pain, fatigue and flu.¹¹^,¹²^,¹⁹^,²² Nurses in included studies had concerns regarding the safety of vaccine ingredients and manufacturing processes.¹²^,¹³^,¹⁹^,²²

Theme

Findings

Distrust in health authorities, employers and pharmaceutical companies

Nurses felt that physicians were influenced by pharmaceutical companies to promote vaccination through clandestine relationships and financial incentives.¹⁰^,¹²^,¹⁴^,¹⁶
Aggressive tactics utilized by employers made nurses feel their health was a lower priority to employers than the health of patients.¹²^,¹⁴^,¹⁷
Nurses were skeptical of information provided by employers, health authorities and pharmaceutical companies due to negative interactions they had with health authorities and since the information did not address their specific concerns.^10–¹³^,^17–19

Distrust in vaccine efficacy and contents

Nurses were mistrustful of newly developed vaccines as they believed that they underwent fewer tests and had more side-effects than previously developed vaccines.¹⁰^,¹³^,¹⁶^,¹⁹^,²⁰
Some nurses believed vaccines were not efficacious, causing them to question whether vaccinating was in their best interests.¹²^,¹⁷^,¹⁹^,²⁰
Nurses expressed concerns regarding various vaccine side-effects including allergies, sinusitis, fever, joint pain, fatigue and flu.¹¹^,¹²^,¹⁹^,²²
Nurses in included studies had concerns regarding the safety of vaccine ingredients and manufacturing processes.¹²^,¹³^,¹⁹^,²²