COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability Among US Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Alberto J Caban-Martinez,Judith M Graber,Katerina M Santiago,Denise L Smith,Jefferey L Burgess,Sara Jahnke,Gavin P Horn,Judith M Graber,Sara Jahnke,Katerina M Santiago,Jefferey L Burgess,Katerina M Santiago,Judith M Graber,Katerina M Santiago,Sara Jahnke,Gavin P Horn,Carlos A Silvera,Sara Jahnke,Gavin P Horn,Paola Louzado-Feliciano,Judith M Graber,Carlos A Silvera,Katerina M Santiago,Jefferey L Burgess,Sara Jahnke,Sara Jahnke,Katerina M Santiago,Jefferey L Burgess,Denise L Smith,Sara Jahnke,Paola Louzado-Feliciano,Denise L Smith,Denise L Smith,Gavin P Horn,Gavin P Horn,Judith M Graber,Katerina M Santiago,Paola Louzado-Feliciano,Katerina M Santiago,Judith M Graber,Paola Louzado-Feliciano,Denise L Smith,Denise L Smith,Carlos A Silvera,Carlos A Silvera,Denise L Smith,Judith M Graber,Carlos A Silvera,Sara Jahnke,Paola Louzado-Feliciano,Jefferey L Burgess,Denise L Smith,Judith M Graber,Sara Jahnke,Carlos A Silvera,Paola Louzado-Feliciano,Carlos A Silvera,Paola Louzado-Feliciano,Paola Louzado-Feliciano,Denise L Smith,Paola Louzado-Feliciano,Jefferey L Burgess,Jefferey L Burgess,Gavin P Horn,Carlos A Silvera,Jefferey L Burgess,Katerina M Santiago,Carlos A Silvera,Gavin P Horn,Katerina M Santiago,Jefferey L Burgess,Paola Louzado-Feliciano,Judith M Graber,Jefferey L Burgess,Gavin P Horn,Gavin P Horn,Denise L Smith,Gavin P Horn,Carlos A Silvera,Sara Jahnke,Judith M Graber

doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000002152

Abstract

Objectives:Estimate the point prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among US firefighters and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers.Methods:A cross-sectional study design was used to administer an anonymous online survey to a national non-probabilistic sample of firefighter and EMS workers.Results:Among the 3169 respondents, 48.2% expressed high acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, while 24.2% were unsure and 27.6% reported low acceptability. Using the “high COVID-19 vaccine acceptability” group as the reference category, the groups with greater odds of reporting low acceptability included those: 30 to 39 years of age (odds ratio = 3.62 [95% confidence interval = 2.00 to 6.55]), Black race (3.60 [1.12 to 11.53]), Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity (2.39 [1.45 to 3.92]), with some college education (2.06 [1.29 to 3.27]), married (1.65 [1.03 to 2.65]), of current rank firefighter/EMS (2.21 [1.60 to 3.08]).Conclusions:Over half of US firefighters and EMS workers were uncertain or reported low acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.

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