Table 5.
Percentage of true and false responses to general knowledge test about COVID-19 vaccines with correct answers in bold font.
| True (%) | False (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccines are the best way to fight preventable infectious diseases [T] | 80.3 | 19.7 |
| COVID-19 vaccines can cause autism [F] | 6.3 | 93.7 |
| COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can alter human DNA [F] | 15.2 | 84.8 |
| Side effects such as fever, chills, tiredness, and headache can occur after getting a COVID-19 vaccine [T] | 97.5 | 2.5 |
| Side effects such as fever, chills, tiredness, and headache are transient, and they usually disappear within 24–48 h [T] | 93.0 | 7.0 |
| COVID-19 vaccines can cause infertility [F] | 25.6 | 74.4 |
| It can be safer to get a disease than to get its vaccine [F] | 27.7 | 72.3 |
| With most COVID-19 vaccines, you will need 2 shots to get the most protection [T] | 91.2 | 8.8 |
| Keep wearing a mask after you get vaccinated for COVID-19 is safer than not [T] | 79.1 | 20.9 |
| COVID-19 vaccines can give you COVID-19 [F] | 31.3 | 68.7 |