TY - JOUR AU - Nguyen, Kimberly AU - Yankey, David AU - Coy, Kelsey AU - Brookmeyer, Kathryn AU - Abad, Neetu AU - Guerin, Rebecca AU - Syamlal, Girija AU - Lu, Peng-jun AU - Baack, Brittney AU - Razzaghi, Hilda AU - Okun, Andrea AU - Singleton, James T1 - COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, Intent, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Essential Workers, United States T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 11 SP - 2908 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We assessed coronavirus disease vaccination and intent and knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among essential workers during March–June 2021. Coverage was 67%; 18% reported no intent to get vaccinated. Primary concerns were potential side effects, safety, and lack of trust in vaccines, highlighting the importance of increasing vaccine confidence in this population. KW - respiratory infections KW - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - SARS KW - COVID-19 KW - coronavirus disease KW - zoonoses KW - viruses KW - coronavirus KW - vaccination KW - intent KW - essential workers KW - perceptions KW - attitudes KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid2711.211557 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/11/21-1557_article ER - End of Reference