Vaccines (Jul 2021)

Non-EPI Vaccine Hesitancy among Chinese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Jianli Wang,
  • Yan Zhang,
  • Sigui Long,
  • Xin Fu,
  • Xiaoxuan Zhang,
  • Shuangyu Zhao,
  • Shixin Xiu,
  • Xuwen Wang,
  • Bing Lu,
  • Hui Jin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070772
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 7
p. 772

Abstract

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Vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is paramount to curtailing the pandemic. However, the impact of the Non-Expanded Program on Immunization (non-EPI) and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy on vaccine uptake among Chinese adults remain unclear. This study was an online survey performed in Eastern, Central, and Western China between February 2021 and March 2021 using proportional sampling (n = 7381). Adults aged ≥ 18 years were included, especially younger people (aged p p p < 0.001). Nonmedical personnel, adults who had previously received the influenza vaccine, and older people had lower vaccine hesitancy than their counterparts. Most Chinese adults have non-EPI but not COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine safety remains a concern.

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