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In this nationwide study, representative of the Luxembourgish population, we identified hesitant groups from adolescence to late adulthood and explored motivations both for and against vaccination.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We combined data collected via online surveys for the CON-VINCE (COvid-19 National survey for assessing VIral spread by Non-affected CarriErs) study, 1865 respondents aged 18\u201384, and for the YAC (Young people And Covid-19) study, 3740 respondents aged 12\u201329. Data from both studies were harmonized and weighted to ensure a sample representative of Luxembourg\u2019s resident population. The surveys included information on demographic and socio-economic factors as well as vaccination hesitancy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>At the time of the survey, 67.0% of respondents had been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome COronaVirus-2), while 33.0% of the respondents had not yet been vaccinated. Of those not yet vaccinated, 41.8% of respondents were vaccine hesitant. The most important concerns against vaccination were that the vaccine had not been tested sufficiently (59.4%) and the fear of side effects (52.4%). The most frequent reasons for vaccination were to help society overcome the pandemic (74.8%), and to protect oneself from the consequences of infection with the virus (69.3%). The proportion of unvaccinated respondents unwilling or undecided to get vaccinated was higher in the younger age groups compared to the higher age groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our findings contribute to improving public health policy communications, not only for future pandemics but also for routine vaccination campaigns. 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