Will healthcare workers be willing to get a #COVID19 #vaccine? We surveyed 600+ #HCWs in LA: 66.5% stated intent to delay/refuse #SARSCoV2 vaccine. Evolving #science, current political climate + fast-tracked development timeline cited as key factors. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.18.20234468v1

See #preprint “Assessment of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in Los Angeles”.

HCW will be early vaccine recipients + administering to general pop . As lynchpins of vax efforts, HCW opinions of vaccine safety + efficacy may affect public perception + uptake.

Successful COVID vaccine rollout will need to build trust + confidence in communities across the country + leverage public health allies + MUST start w/HCWs. Forthcoming vaccination campaigns must address these unique points of vax hesitancy in order to achieve adequate coverage.

Interesting caveat: this survey was done between Sept 24 & Oct 16… before the election & #Pfizer + #Moderna announcements. Planning our follow up surveys now!

And am very proud of @AGadoth @meghalbrook who co-first authored the manuscript as well as the entire #UCLA team. @curehiv1 @KathieFerbas