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Table 4 Participants’ attitude about the third COVID-19 vaccine booster dose

From: Assessing public knowledge, attitudes and determinants of third COVID-19 vaccine booster dose acceptance: current scenario and future perspectives

Attitude items

Strongly disagree

disagree

Neutral

agree

Strongly agree

F

%

F

%

F

%

F

%

F

%

Third vaccine dose (COVID-19 vaccine booster) help increase your immunity against the virus

2

0.3

19

3.1

75

12.2

165

26.9

353

57.5

Is it very dangerous for health using third dose vaccine (COVID-19 vaccine booster)? (reverse scored)

181

29.5

204

33.2

124

20.2

60

9.8

45

7.3

Third vaccine dose (COVID-19 vaccine booster) increase allergic reactions. (reverse scored)

118

19.2

195

31.8

162

26.4

66

10.7

73

11.9

Third vaccine dose (COVID-19 vaccine booster) increase autoimmune diseases. (reverse scored)

65

10.6

162

26.4

161

26.2

138

22.5

88

14.3

The newly third vaccine dose (COVID-19 vaccine booster) is safe and effective

2

0.3

17

2.8

77

12.5

198

32.2

320

52.1

The third vaccine dose (COVID-19 vaccine booster) is essential for UAE

9

1.5

30

4.9

111

18.1

189

30.8

275

44.8

I will encourage my family, friends and relatives to get the third vaccine dose (COVID-19 vaccine booster)

9

1.5

23

3.7

71

11.6

181

29.5

330

53.7

I will take third vaccine dose (COVID-19 vaccine booster) without any hesitation, if it is available in my country

6

1.0

34

5.5

52

8.5

111

18.1

411

66.9

It is not possible to reduce the prevalence of COVID-19 without a third vaccine dose (COVID-19 vaccine booster)

8

1.3

31

5.0

124

20.2

168

27.4

283

46.1

I worry about serious unknown long-term effects of the third vaccine dose (COVID-19 vaccine booster) in the future

31

5.0

103

16.8

198

32.2

152

24.8

130

21.2

I believe that third vaccine dose (COVID-19 vaccine booster) make a lot of money for pharmaceutical companies (reverse scored)

11

1.8

47

7.7

149

24.3

233

37.9

174

28.3

I believe that first two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine gives the safest protection (reverse scored)

29

4.7

97

15.8

172

28.0

199

32.4

117

19.1

  1. F, frequency; %, percentage