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In October and November 2020, we conducted a survey of 2,678 healthcare workers (HCWs) involved in general population immunisation in France, French-speaking Belgium and Quebec, Canada to assess acceptance of future COVID-19 vaccines (i.e. willingness to receive or recommend these) and its determinants. Of the HCWs, 48.6% (n = 1,302) showed high acceptance, 23.0% (n = 616) moderate acceptance and 28.4% (n = 760) hesitancy/reluctance. Hesitancy was mostly driven by vaccine safety concerns. These must be addressed before/during upcoming vaccination campaigns.

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Attitudes of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 vaccination: a survey in France and French-speaking parts of Belgium and Canada, 2020
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Pierre+Verger&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Verger Pierre</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dimitri+Scronias&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Scronias Dimitri</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Nicolas+Dauby&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Dauby Nicolas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Kodzo+Awoenam+Adedzi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Adedzi Kodzo Awoenam</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Cathy+Gobert&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gobert Cathy</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maxime+Bergeat&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bergeat Maxime</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Arnaud+Gagneur&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gagneur Arnaud</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eve+Dub%C3%A9&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Dubé Eve</a></span>. Attitudes of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 vaccination: a survey in France and French-speaking parts of Belgium and Canada, 2020. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2021;26(3):pii=2002047. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.3.2002047" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.3.2002047</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 07 Dec 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 21 Jan 2021 </span> </p>
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