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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Chan, P K S
• Wong, M C S
• Wong, E L Y

Titel

Vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 vaccination in Hong Kong

Ist Teil von

• Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi, 2021-04, Vol.27 (2), p.90-91

Ort / Verlag

China: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In 2019 before the emergence of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) identified vaccine hesitancy as one of 10 major threats to global health.2 Hong Kong has a comprehensive childhood immunisation programme with an excellent uptake, and vaccine hesitancy is not often considered a problem locally. In May 2009, when the WHO influenza alert level was raised to Phase 5 signifying that a pandemic was imminent, our survey indicated that only 47.9% of healthcare workers at public hospital intended to accept the flu H1N1 vaccine when available.3The acceptance for H5N1 vaccine (another flu with pandemic threat) was even lower (34.8%). [...]43.4% of participants expressed lack of confidence on vaccines produced by new platforms, 52.2% considered the track record of vaccine manufacturers important, and 62.5% regarded the country of vaccine production could affect their acceptance.