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Table 2 Medical illnesses, source of information, acceptance and concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccine among respondents (N = 1411)

From: A survey on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and concern among Malaysians

Medical illnesses

n

%

 Diabetes mellitus

Yes

97

6.9

No

1314

93.1

 Hypertension

Yes

180

12.8

No

1231

87.2

 Hypercholesterolemia

Yes

187

13.3

No

1224

86.7

 Respiratory disorder

Yes

56

4

No

1355

96

 Renal disorder

Yes

19

1.3

No

1392

98.7

 Heart disease

Yes

28

2

No

1383

98

 Cancer

Yes

8

0.6

No

1403

99.4

Source of information regarding COVID-19

 Social media

Yes

1375

97.4

No

36

2.6

 Mass media

Yes

1327

94

No

84

6

 Healthcare worker

Yes

844

59.8

No

567

40.4

 Others (family, friend, neighbour etc.)

Yes

1119

79.3

No

292

20.7

Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine

 Acceptance

Yes

1175

83.3

No

236

16.7

Concerns regarding the COVID-19 vaccine

 Lack of information

Yes

191

80.9

No

45

19.1

 Side effects

Yes

226

95.8

No

10

4.2

 Not safe

Yes

200

84.7

No

36

15.3

 Not effective

Yes

150

63.6

No

86

36.4

 COVID-19 is not dangerous

Yes

53

22.5

No

183

77.5

 Fear of injection

Yes

38

16.1

No

198

83.9

 Against vaccines in general

Yes

66

28

No

170

72

 Religious reasons

Yes

49

20.8

No

187

79.2

 Cultural reasons

Yes

16

6.8

No

220

93.2

 Believe in traditional remedies

Yes

42

17.8

No

194

82.2