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COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world on a global scale. In order to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus disease, manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines has become a focal point. Vaccination hesitancy is one of the significant obstacles to global health. This study seeks to examine the perception of those vaccinated and unvaccinated against Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jamaica. A quantitative survey research was designed to collect data from Jamaicans across the 14 parishes of Jamaica. Non-probability sampling was used to obtain the data from 1073 respondents. A standardized survey was created in Google forms to collect the data (web-based) in the form of a questionnaire containing fifteen (15) closed-ended questions. The data was converted from Google Forms using the Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows, Version 25.0, with 95% confidence interval. The survey was distributed face to face, and via various social media platforms in all 14 parishes of Jamaica. Using a population size of 2,727,503 as of 2018, a confidence interval of 95%, and a margin of error of 3% the sample size was determined to be 1073. Findings revealed that, the majority of the respondents were female (55.9%, n=600), while the minority were males (44.1%, n=473). The majority of respondents (20.0%, n=215) were from Kingston and St. Andrew, and 15.1% of the respondents from St. Catherine. This study has shown that Jamaicans are indecisive when it comes to taking the COVID-19 vaccination.
新冠肺炎疫情在全球范围内影响着世界。为了防止新冠肺炎的传播,疫苗的生产成为焦点。疫苗接种犹豫不决是全球卫生的重大障碍之一。本研究旨在调查牙买加接种和未接种冠状病毒病(COVID-19)疫苗的人的看法。一项定量调查研究旨在收集牙买加14个教区的牙买加人的数据。采用非概率抽样的方法,从1073名受访者中获得数据。以谷歌形式创建标准化调查,以包含15个封闭式问题的问卷形式收集数据(基于网络)。数据由谷歌表格转换而来,使用SPSS for Windows, Version 25.0,置信区间为95%。该调查在牙买加所有14个堂区通过各种社交媒体平台进行面对面分发。使用截至2018年的人口规模为2,727,503,置信区间为95%,误差范围为3%,样本量确定为1073。调查结果显示,受访者中女性占多数(55.9%,n=600),男性占少数(44.1%,n=473)。大多数受访者(20.0%,n=215)来自金斯顿和圣安德鲁,15.1%的受访者来自圣凯瑟琳。这项研究表明,牙买加人在接种COVID-19疫苗时犹豫不决。