COVID-19 Delta Variant: Perceptions, Worries, and Vaccine-Booster Acceptability among Healthcare Workers
<b>Background:</b> As the COVID-19 Delta variant has spread across the globe, healthcare workers’ (HCWs) knowledge, worries, and vaccine booster acceptance should be assessed. <b>Methods:</b> Online questionnaires aimed at HCWs in Saudi Arabia were distributed between 9 and 1...
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oai:doaj.org-article:2dec8e4c7ce34771a7d5ff2f419d5a2c2021-11-25T17:46:23ZCOVID-19 Delta Variant: Perceptions, Worries, and Vaccine-Booster Acceptability among Healthcare Workers10.3390/healthcare91115662227-9032https://doaj.org/article/2dec8e4c7ce34771a7d5ff2f419d5a2c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1566https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9032<b>Background:</b> As the COVID-19 Delta variant has spread across the globe, healthcare workers’ (HCWs) knowledge, worries, and vaccine booster acceptance should be assessed. <b>Methods:</b> Online questionnaires aimed at HCWs in Saudi Arabia were distributed between 9 and 12 August 2021, aiming to evaluate HCWs’ perceptions and worries about the Delta variant as well as their feelings about receiving a booster-vaccine. <b>Results:</b> A total of 1279 HCWs participated, with 51.1% being physicians and 41.7% nurses. 92.5% were aware of the emergence of the Delta variant. Still, only 28.7% were found to have sufficient knowledge of the variant, and their level of worry about it was higher than their level of worry about the Alpha variant (2.32/5 versus 1.79/5). The main information sources cited by the participants were social media (50.5%), while 30.5% used scientific journals. Overall, 55.3% were willing to receive a vaccine booster, while one third would have preferred to receive a new mRNA vaccine specifically developed for the Delta variant. Factors associated with vaccine booster acceptance were receiving both vaccination doses (<i>p</i> = 0.008), believing that the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine is effective against variants (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and agreement that mixing/matching vaccines is effective against variants (<i>p</i> < 0.001). <b>Conclusions:</b> A high percentage of HCWs were aware of the Delta variant, but only a small fraction had decent quality of knowledge about it. The participants exhibited high worry levels and showed a modest acceptance of receiving a vaccine booster dose. These results should encourage public health officials to scale up educational efforts to disseminate reliable information about the different variants and provide recommendations about receiving a vaccine booster. Further research on methods to alleviate HCWs’ worries about emerging variants is warranted.Khalid AlhasanFadi AljamaanMohamad-Hani TemsahFatimah AlshahraniRolan BassrawiAli AlhaboobRasha AssiriShuliweeh AleneziAli AlarajReham I. AlhomoudiMohammed A. BataisLama Al-EyadhyRabih HalwaniNaif AbdulMajeedAhmed Al-JedaiAbdulrahman SenjabZiad A. MemishSarah Al-SubaieMazin BarryJaffar A. Al-TawfiqMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19 vaccine boosterCOVID-19 delta varianthealthcare workers’ perceptionstravel worryMedicineRENHealthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1566, p 1566 (2021) |
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<b>Background:</b> As the COVID-19 Delta variant has spread across the globe, healthcare workers’ (HCWs) knowledge, worries, and vaccine booster acceptance should be assessed. <b>Methods:</b> Online questionnaires aimed at HCWs in Saudi Arabia were distributed between 9 and 12 August 2021, aiming to evaluate HCWs’ perceptions and worries about the Delta variant as well as their feelings about receiving a booster-vaccine. <b>Results:</b> A total of 1279 HCWs participated, with 51.1% being physicians and 41.7% nurses. 92.5% were aware of the emergence of the Delta variant. Still, only 28.7% were found to have sufficient knowledge of the variant, and their level of worry about it was higher than their level of worry about the Alpha variant (2.32/5 versus 1.79/5). The main information sources cited by the participants were social media (50.5%), while 30.5% used scientific journals. Overall, 55.3% were willing to receive a vaccine booster, while one third would have preferred to receive a new mRNA vaccine specifically developed for the Delta variant. Factors associated with vaccine booster acceptance were receiving both vaccination doses (<i>p</i> = 0.008), believing that the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine is effective against variants (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and agreement that mixing/matching vaccines is effective against variants (<i>p</i> < 0.001). <b>Conclusions:</b> A high percentage of HCWs were aware of the Delta variant, but only a small fraction had decent quality of knowledge about it. The participants exhibited high worry levels and showed a modest acceptance of receiving a vaccine booster dose. These results should encourage public health officials to scale up educational efforts to disseminate reliable information about the different variants and provide recommendations about receiving a vaccine booster. Further research on methods to alleviate HCWs’ worries about emerging variants is warranted. |
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Khalid Alhasan Fadi Aljamaan Mohamad-Hani Temsah Fatimah Alshahrani Rolan Bassrawi Ali Alhaboob Rasha Assiri Shuliweeh Alenezi Ali Alaraj Reham I. Alhomoudi Mohammed A. Batais Lama Al-Eyadhy Rabih Halwani Naif AbdulMajeed Ahmed Al-Jedai Abdulrahman Senjab Ziad A. Memish Sarah Al-Subaie Mazin Barry Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq |
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Khalid Alhasan Fadi Aljamaan Mohamad-Hani Temsah Fatimah Alshahrani Rolan Bassrawi Ali Alhaboob Rasha Assiri Shuliweeh Alenezi Ali Alaraj Reham I. Alhomoudi Mohammed A. Batais Lama Al-Eyadhy Rabih Halwani Naif AbdulMajeed Ahmed Al-Jedai Abdulrahman Senjab Ziad A. Memish Sarah Al-Subaie Mazin Barry Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq |
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COVID-19 Delta Variant: Perceptions, Worries, and Vaccine-Booster Acceptability among Healthcare Workers |
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COVID-19 Delta Variant: Perceptions, Worries, and Vaccine-Booster Acceptability among Healthcare Workers |
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COVID-19 Delta Variant: Perceptions, Worries, and Vaccine-Booster Acceptability among Healthcare Workers |
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COVID-19 Delta Variant: Perceptions, Worries, and Vaccine-Booster Acceptability among Healthcare Workers |
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