To be or not to be vaccinated

During the early phase of the epidemic, the team had reported the high levels of perceived risk and mild anxiety of Hong Kong general population. In this 5-round longitudinal online survey, they included vaccine-related questions to track the major psychobehavioural responses of Hong Kong people over time and examine the determinants of their intentions to receive COVID-19 vaccine. The result showed that perceived pandemic severity had decreased but perceived self-susceptibility remained high among Hong Kong population. Moreover, greater anxiety, confidence in vaccine, collective responsibility and weaker complacency were associated with higher tendency to receive vaccines. (Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jul;27(7):1802-1810. doi: 10.3201/eid2707.210054.)

Anyone interested in future collaboration in this field of research is welcome to contact our key investigator Prof. Kin-on KWOK in The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK. Prof. Kwok’s research focuses on infectious diseases epidemiology, infection control of emerging diseases and dynamics model in infectious diseases.