Hesitancy towards Receiving a COVID-19 Vaccine: Concerns about Side Effects and Safety, Mistrust in Government and Health Authorities, and Perceived Susceptibility and Severity of the Virus
Robert Wells et al.ABSTRACT. We draw on a substantial body of theoretical and empirical research on hesitancy towards receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in terms of concerns about side effects and safety, mistrust in government and health authorities, and perceived susceptibility and severity of the virus, and to explore this, we inspected, used, and replicated survey data from The British Academy, CEAL, de Beaumont, Jones et al. (2021), KFF, Medscape, MSDH/OPHHE, The Royal Society, Tegan and Sara Foundation, and W2O, performing analyses and making estimates regarding COVID-19 vaccine perceptions, attitudes and behaviors. Descriptive statistics of compiled data from the completed surveys were calculated when appropriate.
Keywords: COVID-19; vaccine; side effect; safety; perception; behavior
How to cite: Wells, R., Vochozka, M., and Stehel, V. (2021). “Hesitancy towards Receiving a COVID-19 Vaccine: Concerns about Side Effects and Safety, Mistrust in Government and Health Authorities, and Perceived Susceptibility and Severity of the Virus,” Review of Contemporary Philosophy 20: 163–174. doi: 10.22381/RCP20202111.
Received 11 May 2021 • Received in revised form 9 August 2021
Accepted 12 August 2021 • Available online 15 August 2021