Year of Publication
2023
College
Public Health
Date Available
7-26-2023
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
Committee Member
Dr. Anna Hoover
Advisor
Dr. Erin Haynes
Co-Director of Graduate Studies
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
