Using cluster analysis to explore COVID-19 vaccine booster hesitancy by levels of medical mistrust in fully vaccinated US adults.
Kirsten PaulusSarah Bauerle BassWhitney CabeyKatie SingleyCaseem LuckAriel HoadleyMolly KerstetterAlexandru-Mircea RotaruElizabeth KnightSwathi MuraliShreya VermaImani Wilson-ShabazzHeather M GardinerPublished in: Annals of medicine (2024)
Results indicate that medical mistrust is an important independent construct when understanding current COVID-19 booster hesitancy. While much work has looked at demographic differences to explain vaccine hesitancy, these results suggest that further research into understanding and addressing medical mistrust could be important for implementing interventions to increase booster rates.