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Volume 31, Number 12—December 2025
Dispatch
Healthcare Worker Attitudes and Perceptions toward Ebola Vaccine, United States, 2024
Rinki Goswami, Anthony Lo Piccolo, Rachel Miller, Maria Frank, Corri Levine, and Justin Chan
Table 1
Characteristics of respondents to survey of healthcare worker attitudes and perceptions toward Ebola vaccine, United States, 2024
| Characteristic | Total no. (%), n = 66 | No. (%) interested in receiving vaccine, n = 34 | No. (%) not interested in receiving vaccine or unsure, n = 32 | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.437 | |||
| 18–29 | 5 (7.6) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | |
| 30–39 | 22 (33.3) | 12 (54.5) | 10 (45.5) | |
| 40–49 | 20 (30.3) | 11 (55.0) | 9 (45.0) | |
| 50–59 | 16 (24.2) | 9 (56.2) | 7 (43.8) | |
| >60 |
3 (4.5) |
0 |
3 (100.0) |
|
| Sex | 0.745 | |||
| F | 42 (63.6) | 21 (50.0) | 21 (50.0) | |
| M |
24 (36.4) |
13 (54.2) |
11 (45.8) |
|
| Profession | 0.225 | |||
| Clinical laboratory staff | 16 (24.2) | 5 (31.3) | 11 (68.7) | |
| Research laboratory staff | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 1 (100.0) | |
| Nurse | 18 (27.3) | 12 (66.7) | 6 (33.3) | |
| Physician | 28 (42.4) | 15 (53.6) | 13 (46.4) | |
| Emergency medical technician |
3 (4.5) |
2 (66.7) |
1 (33.3) |
|
| Department | 0.385 | |||
| Emergency medicine | 6 (9.1) | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | |
| Critical care medicine | 18 (27.2) | 11 (61.1) | 7 (38.9) | |
| Hospital medicine | 7 (10.6) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | |
| Infectious diseases | 7 (10.6) | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Pediatric critical care | 7 (10.6) | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | |
| Other | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 1 (100.0) | |
| Unknown |
20 (30.3) |
7 (35.0) |
13 (65.0) |
|
| Have received Ebola vaccine education | 0.463 | |||
| Y | 37 (56.1) | 18 (48.6) | 19 (51.4) | |
| N | 28 (42.4) | 16 (57.1) | 12 (42.9) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 1 (100.0) |
*By using χ2 test.
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