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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

The way forward to achieve high COVID-19 vaccination and revaccination coverage in a city amid a period of tranquility.

Kin On Kwok, Kin Kit Li, Cyrus Lap Kwan Leung, Arthur Tang, Emily Ying Yang Chan, Margaret Ting Fong Tsoi, Wan In Wei, Edward B McNeil, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Kin On KwokJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China.
Kin Kit LiDepartment of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Cyrus Lap Kwan LeungJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China.
Arthur TangCollege of Computing and Informatics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.
Emily Ying Yang ChanJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China.
Margaret Ting Fong TsoiJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China.
Wan In WeiJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China.
Edward B McNeilJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China.
Samuel Yeung Shan WongJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · CNChinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen · CNCity University of Hong Kong · HKSungkyunkwan University · KRUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is an urgent need for both vaccination and revaccination ("boosting"). This study aims to identify factors associated with the intention to receive a booster dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine among individuals vaccinated with two doses and characterize their profiles in Hong Kong, a city with a low COVID-19 incidence in the initial epidemic waves. Among the unvaccinated, vaccination intention is also explored and their profiles are investigated. Methods: From December 2021 - January 2022, an online survey was employed to recruit 856 Hong Kong residents aged 18 years or over from an established population-based cohort. Latent class analysis and multivariate logistic regression modeling approaches were used to characterize boosting intentions. Results: Of 638 (74.5%) vaccinated among 856 eligible subjects, 42.2% intended to receive the booster dose. Four distinct profiles emerged with believers having the highest intention, followed by apathetics, fence-sitters and skeptics. Believers were older and more likely to have been vaccinated against influenza. Older age, smoking, experiencing no adverse effects from a previous COVID-19 vaccination, greater confidence in vaccines and collective responsibility, and fewer barriers in accessing vaccination services were associated with higher intentions to receive the booster dose. Of 218 unvaccinated, most were fence-sitters followed by apathetics, skeptics, and believers. Conclusion: This study foretells the booster intended uptake lagging initial vaccination across different age groups and can help refine the current or future booster vaccination campaign. Given the fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose may be offered to all adults, strategies for improving boosting uptake include policies targeting young adults, individuals who experienced adverse effects from previous doses, fence-sitters, apathetics, and the general public with low trust in the health authorities.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHumansImmunization, SecondaryPandemicsVaccinationYoung AdultCOVID-19 Vaccinesboosting uptake coverageCOVID-19Hong Konglatent profile analysisvaccine hesitancy

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PMID36187671
PMCPMC9515959
OpenAlexW4295586846

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