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Acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine was inferred if participants indicated that they \u201cdefinitely or probably will accept vaccination against COVID-19 once a vaccine is available.\u201d Associations were explored by applying a modified Poisson regression to estimate and infer adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI). <b><i>Results:<\/i><\/b> In total, 53.1% (1,257\/2,368) of the participants were willing to accept a COVID-19 vaccine once available. Male subjects were more willing to accept a COVID-19 vaccine than females (58.3 vs. 50.9%, <i>p<\/i> &#x3c; 0.001). Subjects who viewed vaccines in general to have health-related risks were less willing to accept vaccination (aPR = 0.39, 95% CI: 0.35\u20130.44). Moreover, participants who previously received an influenza vaccine were more likely to accept a COVID-19 vaccine (aPR = 1.44, 95% CI: 1.31\u20131.58). Willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 increased as the self-perceived chances of contracting the infection increased (<i>p<\/i> &#x3c; 0.001). <b><i>Conclusion:<\/i><\/b> Overall, 53.1% of the study participants demonstrated willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19. We found several factors influencing the level of acceptance. 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