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Table 6 Responses of the 29 cancer patients in April 2021

From: From a voluntary vaccination policy to mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 in cancer patients: an empirical and interdisciplinary study in bioethics

Patients

Patient 1

Patient 2

Patient 3

Patient 4

Patient 5

Patient 6

Patient 7

Patient 8

Patient 9

Patient 10

Patient 11

Patient 12

Patient 13

Patient 14

Patient 15

Questions/answers—April 2021

(1) Have you ever refused a vaccine for yourself or your children because you thought it was pointless or dangerous?

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

(2) Have you or your children already received a vaccine despite your doubts about its efficacy?

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

(3) Are you afraid of COVID-19?

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

(4) Do you know about the evaluations that have been performed for the vaccine you have been offered?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

No answer

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

(5) Have you read any scientific documents on this subject?

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

(6) Have you seen or heard scientific information from doctors?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

(7) Did it influence your decision?

No*

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

(8) Have you read documents from other sources?

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

(9) Did that influence your decision?

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No answer

No

No

No

(10) Do you trust "us" (i.e. the people treating your cancer)?

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

(11) Would it have made it easier for you to agree to be vaccinated if vaccination had been made obligatory?

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No*

Yes

No

Patients

Patient 16

Patient 17

Patient 18

Patient 19

Patient 20

Patient 21

Patient 22

Patient 23

Patient 24

Patient 25

Patient 26

Patient 27

Patient 28

Patient 29

Questions/answers—April 2021

(1) Have you ever refused a vaccine for yourself or your children because you thought it was pointless or dangerous?

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

(2) Have you or your children already received a vaccine despite your doubts about its efficacy?

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

(3) Are you afraid of COVID-19?

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

(4) Do you know about the evaluations that have been performed for the vaccine you have been offered?

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No answer

No

No

No

No

No

No

(5) Have you read any scientific documents on this subject?

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

(6) Have you seen or heard scientific information from doctors?

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

(7) Did it influence your decision?

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No answer

No

No

Yes

(8) Have you read documents from other sources?

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

(9) Did that influence your decision?

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Non

No

No

No

Yes

(10) Do you trust "us" (i.e. the people treating your cancer)?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes*

(11) Would it have made it easier for you to agree to be vaccinated if vaccination had been made obligatory?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No answer

No answer

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. The 10 cancer patients refusing vaccination are highlighted in Bold
  2. *Responses missing in April 2021 but obtained in November 2021