Youth Perceptions of Vaccination for COVID-19 in the United States

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Abstract
Recent increases in COVID-19 cases are associated to infections among a younger population in the US.1 In a focused survey administered prior to vaccine emergency use authorizations (EUAs), 2 in 5 US youths reported willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19, whereas 1 in 3 were uncertain.2 Since then, the US has implemented a mass immunization campaign.3 Widespread vaccine uptake among youth is essential to achieve adequate community immunization levels to attenuate the COVID-19 pandemic.4 We therefore collected the thoughts and opinions from a diverse sample of US youth after the initiation of mass immunization campaigns regarding COVID-19 vaccine acceptability, perceived barriers to vaccination, and anticipated changes in behavior.