Internal medicine

Disease

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Outbreak

Psychiatry

Political science

Virology

MEDLINE

Psychiatric hospital

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Medicine

The Lancet Psychiatry

People with psychiatric disorders, especially severe mental illness, have increased morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 infection; therefore, vaccination against COVID-19 should be prioritised for this vulnerable group,1 which has been done in several countries (eg, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, and the UK).2 There are growing concerns surrounding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the general population.3 Vaccine hesitancy might also affect people with psychiatric disorders; however, a study showed only slightly lower COVID-19 vaccination willingness in people with psychiatric disorders (84·8%) compared with the general population (89·5%).

COVID-19 vaccine uptake in patients with psychiatric disorders admitted to or residing in a university psychiatric hospital