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Table 1 Anti-Vaccine Attitudes Scale

From: COVID-19 vaccination and HIV transmission among persons who inject drugs during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City

Item—Positively scored

 It is important to get a lot of people vaccinated so that we can go back to normal life

 Overall, the U.S. government has handled the COVID-19 pandemic well, for its citizens

 Overall, the Chinese government has handled the COVID-19 pandemic well, for its citizens

 The government should it easier to get vaccinated by providing easy appointments, transportation, and paid time off

 People who don't get vaccinated risk getting infected and then infecting others

 I am worried about the new variants to the COVID-19 virus

 Getting enough people vaccinated so that mask requirements could be reduced was a major accomplishment for the United States

Item—Reverse Scored (r)

 I believe that the dangers of COVID-19 have been greatly exaggerated. (r)

 I do not like vaccines in general. (r)

 I do not trust pharmaceutical companies. (r)

 People like me have been mistreated by medical authorities. (r)

 Even if I got infected, I do not think I would get seriously ill from COVID-19. (r)

 No one in my family has or is likely to get seriously ill from COVID-19. (r)

 The economic impact of the lockdowns in the US has been worse than the impact of COVID-19 disease. (r)

 Mask mandates have been a violation of personal rights. (r)

The vaccines were developed too quickly to know if they are safe. (r)

  1. *Scored from 1 (strongly agree), 2 (agree) 3 (disagree) 4 (strongly disagree) for positively scored items. From 1 (strongly disagree), 2 (disagree) 3 (agree) 4 (strongly disagree) for reverse scored items. Lower scores indicate more positive attitudes, higher scores more negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination