Introduction
COVID-19 is one of the most formidable obstacles that humanity has encountered in this century. The death rate was high among the elderly in India; therefore, getting the elderly vaccinated was one of the most important things to do.
Objective
We conducted this study to assess the perception and attitude about the COVID-19 vaccines among the elderly population.
Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted at Fatehpur Beri, New Delhi. We selected 108 participants using systematic random sampling. We used a semi-structured questionnaire to collect the data.
Results
Out of 108 participants, 52.8% were men. Among them, 9.3% of participants had tested positive before. The average number of days of illness among the participants was 5.3 (SD + 3.5). Males had a higher average day of illness (5.5, SD +3.7) than females (4.9, SD +3.3). Among those who had not been vaccinated, 73.3% of participants said they would receive the vaccine, 6.7% were unsure, and 20% were not willing to receive the vaccine.
Conclusion
COVID vaccination in an elderly population showed a relatively high vaccine acceptance rate, and the willingness to get the vaccine was also high among the unvaccinated.
Keywords: covaxin, covishield, elderly patients, sars-cov-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus -2), coronavirus disease, kap study, cross sectional studies, elderly population, covid-19 vaccine, covid 19
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