Objective To investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it. Design We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predictors informed by previous research, in the following categories: sociodemographic variables; uptake of influenza vaccine last winter and beliefs about vaccination. Participants 570 participants (mean age: 53.07; 56.3% female, 87.0% white) who were eligible for the free seasonal influenza vaccination in the UK. Results 59.7% of our sample indicated they were likely to have the seasonal influenza vaccination, 22.1% reported being unlikely to have the vaccination and 18.2% were unsure. We used logistic regression to investigate variables associated with intention to receive a seasonal influenza vaccine in the 2020–2021 season. A positive attitude to vaccination in general predicted intention to have the influenza vaccine in 2020–2021 (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.19 to 1.77, p<0.001) but the strongest predictor of intention was previous influenza vaccination behaviour (OR 278.58, 95% CI 78.04 to 994.46, p<0.001). Conclusions Previous research suggests that increasing uptake of the influenza vaccination may help contain a COVID-19 outbreak, so steps need to be taken to convert intention into behaviour and to reach those individuals who reported being unlikely or unsure about having the vaccine.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, public health, Preventive medicine, 【초록키워드】 Vaccine, vaccination, Influenza, cross-sectional, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 outbreak, female, Research, Logistic regression, Intention, predictor, Seasonal influenza, individual, positive attitude, help, participant, Sociodemographic, variable, objective, likelihood, Result, predicted, reported, indicated, conducted, unlikely, the vaccine, receive, eligible, 【제목키워드】 vaccination, COVID-19 pandemic, cross-sectional survey, Seasonal influenza, eligible adult,