Nurul Azmawati MohamedHana Maizuliana SolehanMohd Dzulkhairi Mohd RaniMuslimah IthninMahalecthumy Arujanan2024-05-292024-05-2920232023-5-24Mohamed NA, Solehan HM, Mohd Rani MD, Ithnin M, Arujanan M (2023) Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Malaysia: Public perception, knowledge, and acceptance. PLoS ONE 18(4): e0284973. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.02849731932-6203900-6010.1371/journal.pone.0284973https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0284973https://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/10723Volume 18 Issue 4 Page (1-13)Vaccine hesitancy has been around since the introduction of smallpox vaccine. Vaccine hesitancy has become more intense due to the rise of vaccine information in social media and mass adult vaccination during COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigated knowledge, perception, and reasons for rejection of the COVID-19 vaccine among Malaysian adults who refused to get free COVID-19 vaccination.en-USArticle113184