COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccination Status in a Community-Based Cohort of People Who Inject Drugs in Baltimore, Maryland, March-June 2021.
Javier A CepedaKenneth A FederJacqueline AstemborskiCatherine SchluthGregory D KirkShruti H MehtaBecky L GenbergPublished in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2022)
Uptake of COVID-19 vaccine among people with a history of injection drug use was high. Attitudes and knowledge about vaccination were important predictors of vaccine uptake. Education and outreach efforts could be effective in reducing hesitancy and increasing vaccination in substance-using populations.