Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine booster among general population of India: an online cross sectional study

Background: Booster dose for COVID-19 vaccine is being administered by many countries and has recently been started India special groups. Hence, it important to understand the willingness of people receive booster factors associated with it.Methods: The present study was a community based Online Cross-sectional done using internet social media applications period 10 days from 6th January 15th 2022.Results: Out which 70.6% were willing booster, 7.6% not 21.8% undecided. Reasons belief boost immunity (61.3%), protection new variants (45.9%), reduced severity infection (43.2%) or hospitalization (42.8%).Conclusions: main reasons unwillingness were, unsure about its benefits (59.7%), fear side effects (26.5%) no trust on against (26.5%). People higher education, history among family those perceiving more severe infections get booster.