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Background

The newly developed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are considered to be a powerful tool to contain the devastating pandemic. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at the highest risk of exposure to COVID-19 and, therefore, they are the priority group for vaccination.

Objectives

The study aimed to examine the perceptions, attitudes, and acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccination among HCWs in India.

Study design

A cross-sectional pilot survey was conducted using an online questionnaire between 13 and 25 January 2021.

Results

Among 264 respondents, 40.2% of HCWs would receive the vaccine against COVID-19 if available and 32.2% were willing to take the vaccine after observing adverse effects in others. Infected members in the immediate social network (OR: 2.15; 95% CI: 0.426-10.844), COVID-19 knowledge (OR: 5.113; 95% CI: 0.974-26.853), the safety of vaccines (OR: 7.608; 95 …