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: Received: 26 April 2021 / Approved: 27 April 2021 / Online: 27 April 2021 (10:12:47 CEST)
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Bautista Jr., A.P.; Bleza, D.G.; Balibrea, D.M.; Equiza, C. Acceptability of Vaccination Against COVID-19 Among Selected Residents of the Cities of Caloocan, Malabon, and Navotas, Philippines. Preprints.org2021, 2021040702. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0702.v1
Bautista Jr., A.P.; Bleza, D.G.; Balibrea, D.M.; Equiza, C. Acceptability of Vaccination Against COVID-19 Among Selected Residents of the Cities of Caloocan, Malabon, and Navotas, Philippines. Preprints.org 2021, 2021040702. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0702.v1
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Bautista Jr., A.P.; Bleza, D.G.; Balibrea, D.M.; Equiza, C. Acceptability of Vaccination Against COVID-19 Among Selected Residents of the Cities of Caloocan, Malabon, and Navotas, Philippines. Preprints.org2021, 2021040702. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0702.v1
Bautista Jr., A.P.; Bleza, D.G.; Balibrea, D.M.; Equiza, C. Acceptability of Vaccination Against COVID-19 Among Selected Residents of the Cities of Caloocan, Malabon, and Navotas, Philippines. Preprints.org 2021, 2021040702. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0702.v1
Abstract
With COVID-19 vaccines slowly being rolled out in many countries, it is important to understand the public’s acceptance of being vaccinated. This study aims to study the willingness and motivations among residents of the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, and Navotas, Philippines to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Based on an online survey of 137 respondents, who willingly participated in the study, 71% will take a COVID-19 vaccine if it becomes available, with similar rates among respondents from Caloocan (82%), Malabon (83 %), and Navotas (81%). If a vaccine is proven safe and effective, more respondents (82%) will take a COVID-19 vaccine. Furthermore, safety against COVID-19 as well as the safety and effectiveness of vaccines are the primary factors why respondents are willing or unwilling to get a vaccine. The results highlight the need for effective messaging that promotes COVID-19 vaccination, with emphasis on the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, and its benefits to the public, especially that the vaccines that will be delivered in the country in the next few months are not the most preferred brands by the respondents.
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