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. 2023 Jan 11;9:e40201. doi: 10.2196/40201

Table 3.

Prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine–related misinformation.

Study design and subtype of misinformation Study, n Prevalence, %
Surveys on general population 24 2.5-55.4

Conspiracy 22 2.5-48.4

Concerns on vaccine safety and efficacy 12 2.78-55.4

No need for vaccines 6 3.8-28.1

Morality 2 1.4-20.6

Liberty 2 6-36.3
Surveys on the antivaccine/vaccine hesitant group 6 6.0-96.7

Conspiracy 4 6.0-22

Concerns on vaccine safety and efficacy 4 12.2-96.7

No need for vaccines 5 6.3-70.4
Internet-based studies on general online data 16 0.1-41.3

Conspiracy 8 5.3-21.7

Concerns on vaccine safety and efficacy 3 0.4-11.1

No need for vaccines 1 10.1

Morality 2 3.9-20.6

Liberty 1 41.1

Humor 1 26
Internet-based studies on antivaccine/vaccine hesitant data 15 0.5-56

Conspiracy 10 3.9-55.4

Concerns on vaccine safety and efficacy 8 1.3-44.8

No need for vaccines 3 0.5-3.7

Morality 2 2-10.4

Liberty 5 5-46