Date Available
7-26-2023
Year of Publication
2023
Document Type
Graduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
College
Public Health
Faculty
Dr. Erin Haynes
Faculty
Dr. Heather Bush
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic provided unprecedented vaccine development and deployment. Educators were among the first non-healthcare occupations to become eligible for the vaccine, and were an early predictor of vaccine hesitancy especially among educated females. By the spring of 2021, 87% of teachers had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Among those who expressed hesitancy, no defining demographic factors were found. Those who expressed hesitancy commonly cited a rushed vaccine development process and fear of long term side effects as reasons against vaccination.
Recommended Citation
O'Brien, Jenifer, "COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Hesitancy, and Refusal among Educators in Spring of 2021" (2023). Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.). 396.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cph_etds/396
