Research Team:  
  • Dr. Erika Frydenlund, Research Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University, Virginia Modeling, Analysis & Simulation Center, efrydenl@odu.edu 
  • Dr. Alexandra Leader, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Global Health, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Division of Global Health, leaderap@evms.edu  
  • Dr. Tancy Vandecar-Burdin, Associate Director of the Social Science Research Center (SSRC), Old Dominion University, tvandeca@odu.edu 
  • Lydia Sa, MPH. NPE Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Program Coordinator, Division of Global Health, salr@evms.edu  
 
Research Goals: Our project goals are to understand why people in the Hampton Roads area decide to vaccinate or not.
 
Survey Goals: The survey asks many different questions on the topic of COVID-19 vaccines to understand what people in the community think about COVID-19 and its vaccines. The survey should take about 10 minutes to finish.
 
Inclusion Criteria: You should be between the ages 18 and 89 and live in Hampton Roads to participate in this survey.
 
Data: Your answers will be collected as data during this survey. All of your answers are completely anonymous and will not be discussed individually. Answers will only be analyzed in combination with those of other survey respondents. The survey data will only be used for research purposes to understand community needs, beliefs, and experiences with COVID-19 and its vaccines.
 
Risks: Some questions may ask about a difficult time in your life and may be upsetting or stressful. As with any study, there may be some risks we are not yet aware of.
 
Benefits: Upon completing the survey, you will be given the option to enter a raffle for one of ten $50.00 gift cards by following an external link at the end of the survey. None of the information you provide at this external link will be associated with your survey responses.
 
Voluntary Participation: By clicking NEXT you are agreeing to participate in the study and have agreed to conditions in the above statement. The survey should take around 10 minutes to complete. Your participation in this survey is completely voluntary. You may choose to stop answering questions at any point if you feel uncomfortable.
 
Contact: If at any point during the survey or after you have concerns, questions, or are interested in what we are doing with the data, please feel free to email Dr. Erika Frydenlund (efrydenl@odu.edu) and we will address your questions to the best of our abilities.  
 
If you agree to participate, please click the button below to proceed to the survey. 
 
Thank you for your participation! 

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