Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: March | Volume: 12 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 320-325
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220343
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Hesitancy among Veterinarians in Brazil
Gustavo Luiz Gouvêa de Almeida1, 2, Sophie Ballot2,3, Marcelo Barbosa de Almeida2, Ana Carolina Mendes2, AngelaVargas2
1Physician, Cardiology Service, Hospital-Geral da Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro,
2Veterinarian, Centro Veterinário Colina, Rio de Janeiro
3Second-Year Veterinary Cardiology Resident, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Corresponding Author: Gustavo Luiz Gouvêa de Almeida
ABSTRACT
Background: acceptance of the covid-19 vaccination is a key point to fight against the actual pandemic. The rapid development of covid-19 vaccines caused worldwide concerns about its efficacy, side-effects and uncertainty in the future after immunization, thus contributing to vaccine acceptability and hesitancy. Historically, vaccine hesitancy by part of the populations constitutes a barrier to achieve control of preventable infectious diseases. The objective of this study was to assess the acceptance and hesitance rates to the covid-19 vaccination among Brazilian veterinarians by the beginning of the national vaccination campaign.
Methodology: a voluntary anonymous online survey conducted from November 10, 2020 to March 31, 2021, accessing a closed group of vets from the network Facebook.
Results: our results showed that from the sample of 351 respondents, 239 (68.09%), 81(23.08%), and 31 (8.83%), declared themselves in favor, not now, and against vaccination, respectively, given about two-thirds acceptance and one-third vaccine hesitance.
Conclusion: this study demonstrated a positive but moderate level of acceptance of the covid-19 vaccination by part of Brazilian veterinarians.
Key words: Covid-19, Covid-19 vaccine, Vaccine hesitancy, Vaccine acceptance, Vaccine resistance, Veterinarians.