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Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Infect Dis
. 2021 Mar 26;S1201-9712(21)00287-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.069. Online ahead of print.
An Asia-Pacific study on healthcare worker's perception and willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination
Nicholas W S Chew[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Clare Cheong[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Gwyneth Kong[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Kailun Phua[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Benjamin Y Q Tan[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Bokun Wang[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Fengyi Hao[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Wanqiu Tan[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Xiaofan Han[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Bach X Tran[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Men Thi Hoang[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Hai Q Pham[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Giang T Vu[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Yang Chen[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Rivan Danuaji[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Komalkumar Rn[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Meenakshi Rv[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Kalpesh Talati[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Cyrus S Ho[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Arvind K Sharma[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Roger C Ho[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Vijay K Sharma[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Objective: In the fight against coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), vaccination is vital in achieving herd immunity, with many Asian countries starting to vaccinate frontline workers. However, expedited vaccine development has led to hesitancy amongst the general population. We evaluated the willingness of healthcare workers to receive COVID-19 vaccine.
Methods: From 12[SUP]th[/SUP] to 21[SUP]st[/SUP] December 2020, we recruited 1720 healthcare workers from six countries, including China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Bhutan. The self-administrated survey collected information on willingness to vaccinate, perception of COVID-19, vaccine concerns, COVID-19 risk profile, stigma, pro-socialness scale, and trust in health authorities.
Results: More than 95% of healthcare workers were willing to vaccinate. These participants were more likely to perceive the pandemic as severe, considered the vaccine safe, had less financial concerns, less stigmatization to the vaccine, increased pro-socialness mindset, and trust in health authorities. In multivariable analysis, high perceived risk index of the pandemic, lower physical harm index of vaccine, and high pro-socialness index were independent predictors.
Conclusions: Majority of healthcare workers in Asia are willing to receive COVID-19 vaccination. The perceived susceptibility, potential low risk of harm from the vaccine and pro-socialness are main drivers. These encouraging findings may help formulate vaccination strategies in other countries.
Keywords: Asia-Pacific; COVID-19 vaccination; healthcare workers.
. 2021 Mar 26;S1201-9712(21)00287-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.069. Online ahead of print.
An Asia-Pacific study on healthcare worker's perception and willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination
Nicholas W S Chew[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Clare Cheong[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Gwyneth Kong[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Kailun Phua[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Benjamin Y Q Tan[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Bokun Wang[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Fengyi Hao[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Wanqiu Tan[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Xiaofan Han[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Bach X Tran[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Men Thi Hoang[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Hai Q Pham[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Giang T Vu[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Yang Chen[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Rivan Danuaji[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Komalkumar Rn[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Meenakshi Rv[SUP] 14 [/SUP], Kalpesh Talati[SUP] 15 [/SUP], Cyrus S Ho[SUP] 16 [/SUP], Arvind K Sharma[SUP] 17 [/SUP], Roger C Ho[SUP] 18 [/SUP], Vijay K Sharma[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 33781902
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.069
Abstract
Objective: In the fight against coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), vaccination is vital in achieving herd immunity, with many Asian countries starting to vaccinate frontline workers. However, expedited vaccine development has led to hesitancy amongst the general population. We evaluated the willingness of healthcare workers to receive COVID-19 vaccine.
Methods: From 12[SUP]th[/SUP] to 21[SUP]st[/SUP] December 2020, we recruited 1720 healthcare workers from six countries, including China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Bhutan. The self-administrated survey collected information on willingness to vaccinate, perception of COVID-19, vaccine concerns, COVID-19 risk profile, stigma, pro-socialness scale, and trust in health authorities.
Results: More than 95% of healthcare workers were willing to vaccinate. These participants were more likely to perceive the pandemic as severe, considered the vaccine safe, had less financial concerns, less stigmatization to the vaccine, increased pro-socialness mindset, and trust in health authorities. In multivariable analysis, high perceived risk index of the pandemic, lower physical harm index of vaccine, and high pro-socialness index were independent predictors.
Conclusions: Majority of healthcare workers in Asia are willing to receive COVID-19 vaccination. The perceived susceptibility, potential low risk of harm from the vaccine and pro-socialness are main drivers. These encouraging findings may help formulate vaccination strategies in other countries.
Keywords: Asia-Pacific; COVID-19 vaccination; healthcare workers.