The willingness to accept the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and reasons for hesitancy in Hong Kong.
By Tarun Sai LomteOct 23 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers examined the willingness to accept the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine and reasons for hesitancy in Hong Kong.
Specifically, over 82% of older adults ≥ 80 were non-vaccinated or had only received one vaccine dose, compared to 6.7% in England, 9% in Singapore, and 2.9% in New Zealand. A possible explanation for vaccine refusal could be the sustained periods of zero-COVID, i.e., no local cases, in Hong Kong. Some of these were randomly followed up for over a decade. During COVID-19, participants were interviewed between February 2020 and May 2022. Cooperation and response rates were estimated according to standards.
COVID-19 vaccine confidence was analyzed using statements on perceived efficacy, importance, and safety of vaccines. Willingness increased to over 73%, coinciding with positive vaccine trial results. Nevertheless, willingness dropped to 55% after the Hong Kong government announced that people could not choose which vaccine to receive.
There was an association between low vaccine confidence and vaccine refusal. Nearly 59% of Hong Kong adults had at least one misconception about vaccines, compared to 16.6% of Singaporean adults.
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