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Coronavirus – Research Paper

The COVID-19 vaccine concerns scale: Development and validation of a new measure

Megan E. Gregorya Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA;b The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sarah R. MacEwanb The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAView further author information
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Jonathan R. Powellc National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Columbus, OH, USA;d Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OH, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3443-0247View further author information
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Jaclyn Volneyb The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAView further author information
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Jordan D. Kurthc National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Columbus, OH, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6739-0726View further author information
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Eben Kenahe Division of Biostatistics, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OH, USAView further author information
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Ashish R. Panchalb The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA;c National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Columbus, OH, USA;d Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OH, USA;f Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7382-982XView further author information
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Ann Scheck McAlearneya Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA;b The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA;g Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAView further author information
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Article: 2050105 | Received 26 Oct 2021, Accepted 02 Mar 2022, Published online: 05 Apr 2022

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