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We assessed intent to accept a Valley fever vaccine for humans and dogs in two populations living in highly endemic regions: employees at Kern Medical (KM) in Bakersfield, California (N = 103) and members of the public in West Texas (N = 230). We compared the weighted proportions of each population willing to vaccinate themselves and their dogs by demographic and coccidioidomycosis risk factors and assessed the importance of vaccine-related factors on vaccine uptake in each population. We found that 42% (95% confidence interval (CI): 34\u201349%) of West Texas residents and 76% (95% CI: 63\u201385%) of KM employees were willing to accept a coccidioidal vaccine, while 49% (95% CI: 41\u201358%) of West Texas residents and 74% (95% CI: 58\u201386%) of KM employees were willing to vaccinate their dogs. Among West Texas residents, vaccination willingness was significantly higher among those with prior awareness of Valley fever (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 3.83, 95% CI: 1.73, 8.49). 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