{"id":3273,"date":"2024-03-07T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T02:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/turiskcommlab\/?p=3273"},"modified":"2024-04-23T21:05:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T01:05:04","slug":"covid-19-vaccine-perspectives-and-uptake-among-university-students-three-years-into-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/turiskcommlab\/2024\/03\/07\/covid-19-vaccine-perspectives-and-uptake-among-university-students-three-years-into-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Vaccine Perspectives and Uptake Among University Students Three Years into the Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Abstract<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Background<\/span><\/h3>

University students have been uniquely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for the past three years (2020\u20132023). Understanding their COVID-19 perspectives, beliefs, and vaccine uptake may help to improve future vaccine initiatives and education.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Methods<\/span><\/h3>

A cross sectional, confidential, online survey was conducted at four universities in Pennsylvania in spring 2023 to assess undergraduate, graduate, and professional students\u2019 perspectives regarding their knowledge of COVID-19 vaccines, importance of COVID-19 vaccines and mandates, number of doses of COVID-19 vaccine received including the recent BA.4\/BA.5 bivalent booster, where they were vaccinated, receipt of influenza vaccine, and sources of information used to make decisions about COVID-19 vaccine.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Results<\/span><\/h3>

Vaccination for COVID-19 was considered important by 75\u00a0% of 2223 students surveyed; 68\u00a0% agreed with mandating COVID-19 vaccine. Over 89\u00a0% were fully COVID-19 vaccinated (\u22652 doses), 65\u00a0% were up-to-date (\u22653 doses), but only 35\u00a0% had received the BA.4\/BA.5 booster. Students who considered COVID-19 vaccine important were generally older, female, and non-business majors. Higher rates of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination were found in those who received influenza vaccine in 2022\u20132023, females, Asians, doctoral or professional students, those attending larger universities, non-US residents, and those interested in learning more about COVID-19 vaccines. Most trusted sources of information on COVID-19 vaccines were the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, healthcare providers, and parents; the least trusted sources were social media, television, and the internet.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Conclusions<\/span><\/h3>

The majority of university students agreed that COVID-19 vaccination is important and supported COVID-19 mandates. While the rate of fully vaccinated and up-to-date students was similar to the US adult population, the latter rate needs improvement. Receipt of the BA.4\/BA.5 booster was particularly low. Further education is needed to improve vaccine knowledge, especially as we move to periodic boosters. Business majors, males, and younger students may benefit from increased on-campus vaccine education initiatives.<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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Kuter, B. J., Brien, K., Anderson, S., Bass, S. B., Gutierrez, L., Winters, S., Eichenlaub, B., Whitfield, C., & Faig, W. (2024). COVID-19 vaccine perspectives and uptake among university students three years into the pandemic. Vaccine<\/i>, 42<\/i>(7), 1745\u20131756. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.vaccine.2024.02.015<\/span><\/p>

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View the Article Abstract Background University students have been uniquely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for the past three years (2020\u20132023). Understanding their COVID-19 perspectives,…<\/p>\n

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