College Students' COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Students at a midsized public university in New England were surveyed to determine the extent of their vaccine hesitancy regarding coronavirus vaccines. The random sample consisted of 592 graduate and undergraduate students. Responses to the survey question, "Will you be vaccinated for the coronavirus when vaccines are available to you?" included the following responses: 299 (50.6%) responded yes, 176 (29.8%) responded no, and114 (19.3%) responded not sure. Students' comments regarding why they would not be vaccinated or why they were not sure, indicated that they needed more information. Suggestions regarding how information might be disseminated included the use of social media, on campus activities including games with prizes with the school name on them held by clubs, and so forth.