Understanding the attitudes of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Greece toward the 2024–2025 booster COVID-19 vaccine
Despite their vulnerable profile, the study identified rather stable vaccine hesitancy toward booster doses among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Greece, who had not received the 2024-2025 vaccine. Misconceptions about vaccine safety, efficacy, and duration of vaccine protection were prominent and were associated with a reduced likelihood of preference for booster vaccination.
Authors
- Petroula Stamataki
- Helena C. Maltezou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0264-3547)
- Flora Sourri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4026-7829)
- Ioannis Drositis
- Maria Chini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4551-3024)
- Emmanouil Bolikas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7135-3258)
- Maria Tseroni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1463-7056)
- Aikaterini Margoni
- Evaggelia Soukara
- Ioannis Despotidis
Institutions
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- The General Hospital of Heraklion "Venizeleio-Pananio" (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vaccine
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127829
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00