Correlates of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Hesitancy Among People Who Inject Drugs in the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region.
Steffanie A StrathdeeDaniela AbramovitzAlicia Harvey-VeraCarlos F VeraGudelia RangelIrina ArtamonovaThomas L PattersonRylie A MitchellAngela R BazziPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
Nearly one third of people injecting drugs in the US-Mexico border region were COVID-19 vaccine hesitant, which was significantly associated with exposure to social media, disinformation and co-morbidities and inversely associated with food security and high perceived threat of COVID-19. Interventions that improve accurate knowledge of and trust in COVID-19 vaccines are needed in this vulnerable population.