Replication Data for: Public Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination: The Role of Vaccine Attributes, Incentives, and Misinformation

In recent decades, misinformation about vaccines has been associated with decreased vaccination rates and now threatens COVID-19 vaccination specifically. We developed and fielded an original survey experiment to understand the relationship between misinformation uptake, vaccine attributes, and COVID-19 vaccine preferences. Individuals’ willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine was most closely associated with higher degrees of vaccine efficacy, while a high incidence of minor side effects, a co-pay, and Emergency Use Authorization to fast-track the vaccine decreased willingness. While Republicans, men, and younger Americans were more likely to believe misinformation about COVID-19, individual levels of misinformation were not correlated negatively with either general perceptions of vaccine safety or willingness to accept a COVID-19 vaccine. Findings have implications for developing public health campaigns that will increase levels of community vaccination.