Predictors of incomplete COVID-19 vaccine schedule among adults in Scotland : Two retrospective cohort analyses of the primary schedule and third dose

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BACKGROUND: Vaccination continues to be the key public health measure for preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes. Certain groups may be at higher risk of incomplete vaccine schedule, which may leave them vulnerable to COVID-19 hospitalisation and death.

AIM: To identify the sociodemographic and clinical predictors for not receiving a scheduled COVID-19 vaccine after previously receiving one.

METHODS: We conducted two retrospective cohort studies with ≥3.7 million adults aged ≥18 years in Scotland. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aOR) of not receiving a second, and separately a third dose between December 2020 and May 2022. Independent variables included sociodemographic and clinical factors.

RESULTS: Of 3,826,797 people in the study population who received one dose, 3,732,596 (97.5%) received two doses, and 3,263,153 (86.5%) received all doses available during the study period. The most strongly associated predictors for not receiving the second dose were: being aged 18-29 (reference: 50-59 years; aOR:4.26; 95% confidence interval (CI):4.14-4.37); hospitalisation due to a potential vaccine related adverse event of special interest (AESI) (reference: not having a potential AESI, aOR:3.78; 95%CI: 3.29-4.35); and living in the most deprived quintile (reference: least deprived quintile, aOR:3.24; 95%CI: 3.16-3.32). The most strongly associated predictors for not receiving the third dose were: being 18-29 (reference: 50-59 years aOR:4.44; 95%CI: 4.38-4.49), living in the most deprived quintile (reference: least deprived quintile aOR:2.56; 95%CI: 2.53-2.59), and Black, Caribbean, or African ethnicity (reference: White ethnicity aOR:2.38; 95%CI: 2.30-2.46). Pregnancy, previous vaccination with mRNA-1273, smoking history, individual and household severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positivity, and having an unvaccinated adult in the household were also associated with incomplete vaccine schedule.

CONCLUSION: We observed several risk factors that predict incomplete COVID-19 vaccination schedule. Vaccination programmes must take immediate action to ensure maximum uptake, particularly for populations vulnerable to severe COVID-19 outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Vaccine - 41(2023), 40 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 5863-5876

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Morrison, Kirsty [VerfasserIn]
Cullen, Lucy [VerfasserIn]
James, Allan B [VerfasserIn]
Chua, Vera [VerfasserIn]
Sullivan, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Robertson, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Carruthers, Jade [VerfasserIn]
Wood, Rachael [VerfasserIn]
Jeffrey, Karen [VerfasserIn]
MacDonald, Calum [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Syed Ahmar [VerfasserIn]
Rudan, Igor [VerfasserIn]
Simpson, Colin R [VerfasserIn]
McCowan, Colin [VerfasserIn]
Vittal Katikireddi, Srinivasa [VerfasserIn]
Grange, Zoe [VerfasserIn]
Ritchie, Lewis [VerfasserIn]
Sheikh, Aziz [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccination
Incomplete vaccine schedule
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Vaccine hesitancy
Vaccine uptake

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Date Completed 11.09.2023

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.07.070

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360967876