CET Wave100

As part of the COVID-19 Public Education Campaign market research efforts, the Current Events Tracker (CET) is a flexible survey vehicle designed for easy addition or removal of questions as applicable to the current environment. See below for details on edits.  

• HHS and CDC trust (Q1-2, refield): Rotating in these questions on a monthly basis.

• Updated vaccine access (Q3-4, refield): Asking all respondents about updated vaccine access.

• Vaccine uptake (Q6-7, 9, 11): Modifying language and adding new questions to better assess updated vaccine uptake, including second dose uptake/eligibility.

  • (Q6, refield with minor edit): Updated language to refer to first COVID vaccine dose

  • (Q7, new): Identify those who received an updated vaccine for their first dose.

  • (Q9, new): Identify those who have received more than one updated vaccine dose.

  • (Q11, new): Identify those who consider themselves moderately or severely immunocompromised, and therefore may be eligible for a second updated vaccine dose.

• COVID susceptibility and risk (Q16-17, refield): Assessing perceived susceptibility to COVID infection and risk of severe outcomes.

• Health care provider communication (Q18, new): Asking if respondents have spoken to a health care provider about updated vaccines.

• Social norms (Q19, new): Measuring social norms around updated vaccine uptake.

• Updated vaccine perceptions (Q20, refield with edits): This is a revised version of a battery we used to measure attitudes about children’s vaccines—this version focuses on vaccines for adults.

• PTN messages (Q21-25, new messages):

  • Updated mRNA COVID vaccines offer protection against two strains of the COVID virus. These vaccines may be updated in the future, like flu shots are, if new strains emerge.

  • COVID vaccines help prevent severe outcomes, such as Long COVID or hospitalization due to COVID.

  • If you’ve never been vaccinated against COVID, you can protect yourself against severe illness with one dose of an updated mRNA vaccine, unless you need another dose because age or health put you at high risk for COVID complications.

  • To make sure you are getting accurate and up-to-date information, use trusted sources that rely on proven scientific data and facts to back up their statements, such as websites for government agencies or medical associations.

  • Protective measures, including staying up to date with your COVID vaccines, reduce your risk of serious illness, emergency room visits, and hospitalization from COVID.