Hesitant vaccine adopters

October 30, 2023

UAMS Researchers Find Hesitant Adopters of Initial COVID-19 Vaccines Less Likely to Return for Booster Doses

David Wise

Effective Oct. 25, the UAMS Vaccine Clinic at 401 S. Monroe St., in Little Rock will offer third doses of both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines as well as second doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Hesitant adopters of the COVID-19 vaccine are less likely to get a booster shot, despite getting an earlier dose or doses, according to a recent study by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. Researchers examined booster uptake among hesitant adopter Arkansans who had previously received at least…