Healthcare workers' perceptions and attitudes towards the UK's COVID-19 vaccination programme: a rapid qualitative appraisal.

Louisa ManbyAnna DowrickAmelia KariaLaura MaioCaroline BuckGeorgina SingletonSasha Lewis-JacksonInayah UddinSamantha VanderslottSam MartinCecilia Vindrola-Padros

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

In order to improve HCWs' trust and confidence in the UK's COVID-19 vaccination programme, there needs to be clarity about what is known and not known about the vaccines and transparency around the evidence-base supporting government decisions on vaccine rollout. Effort is also needed to dispel the spread of vaccine-related misinformation online and to address specific concerns, particularly among BAME and junior-level HCWs.

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