| Active Acceptance (AA) |
Participants who demonstrated ’active acceptance’ were those who readily accepted the COVID-19 vaccine, and reported that they were vaccinated or willing to be vaccinated when offered. |
About the vaccine…there is nothing to be scared about this vaccine. These scientists have done a very, very good job to get us the vaccine. Please, everyone should go for it. There’s nothing, nothing to be scared about. I will assure everybody to go for their vaccine.” (P18, AHW, Black) |
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I think it’s imperative that we’re all encouraged to get a vaccine. Personally, I’d be very keen to have a vaccine at the opportunity that it’s afforded to me; my wife’s the same.” (P4, Doctor, Asian) |
| Passive Acceptance (PA) |
Participants who demonstrated ‘passive acceptance’ often had one dose or both doses of the vaccine, but had concerns around its safety or efficacy. Participants said that they were initially fearful of the after-effects of taking the vaccine or its long-term effects, but decided to get the vaccine for a variety of reasons. |
Obviously, initially I was a bit hesitant about the vaccine because I think, like the majority of people, it just felt like it came out really fast, and knowing how vaccines and medicines are, it can take years for them to get approved.” (P55, Nurse/Midwife, Black) |
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I’ve had my first one and my second one’s tomorrow. I mean, I’m really pleased and I’m really grateful to be getting it, but then you watch on the news and they say about ‘Oh there’s these other variants and the vaccine’s not as strong,’ then you start thinking ‘oh no, just when you thought you were seeing light at the end of the tunnel’… and you think oh is it going to ever end?” (P63, AHW, White) |
| Passive Decline (PD) |
The ‘passive decline’ category, which includes those who have been offered a vaccine or have access to it, but are delaying having the vaccine and remain indecisive if they would take the vaccine or not. |
I have allergies…I do worry about having the vaccine when I seem to have all, exacerbated my allergies…I do have concerns…my [family member] has had [adverse reactions] following some previous immunisation…and with my allergies [and health conditions], I am fearful that I might end up having [similar adverse reactions]…and so yeah, so I have got some fears about vaccination.” (P76, Nurse/Midwife, Mixed). |
| Active Decline (AD) |
Participants in this category are those who said that they had not taken the vaccine when offered or did not intend to take the vaccine. |
I’m not taking vaccine because, you know, the second wave I didn’t got COVID, I’ve got my natural immunisations, so I’m not really fancying the vaccine either.” (P40, AHP, White) |
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I was offered [at work]…But I declined…I had concerns it is developed too quick, not proper testing is done or it’s not sufficient.” (P16, AHW, Asian) |
