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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics Volume 17, 2021 - Issue 12
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Knowledge, beliefs, and acceptability of people toward new COVID-19 vaccines: a pilot study

Amjad Alfaleha Research Department, General Directorate of School Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;b General Director Office, General Directorate of Medical Consultations, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4375-8834View further author information
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Abdullah Alkattana Research Department, General Directorate of School Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nashwa Radwanc Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt;d Department of Research, Assisting Deputyship for Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Nagla Mahmoudd Department of Research, Assisting Deputyship for Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Alaa Alageele Department of Development and Innovation, General Directorate of School Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Wedad Alanezie Department of Development and Innovation, General Directorate of School Health, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Khaled Alabdulkareemd Department of Research, Assisting Deputyship for Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;f Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Al-Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Pages 5142-5144 | Received 12 Oct 2021, Accepted 29 Nov 2021, Published online: 17 Dec 2021

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