An exploration of the political, social, economic and cultural factors affecting how different global regions initially reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic

JW Tang, MA Caniza, M Dinn, DE Dwyer… - Interface …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Responses to the early (February–July 2020) COVID-19 pandemic varied widely, globally.
Reasons for this are multiple but likely relate to the healthcare and financial resources then …

Evolution and control of COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong

SC Wong, AKW Au, JYC Lo, PL Ho, IFN Hung, KKW To… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hong Kong SAR has adopted universal masking, social distancing, testing of all
symptomatic and high-risk groups for isolation of confirmed cases in healthcare facilities …

Multimorbidity and adverse events of special interest associated with Covid-19 vaccines in Hong Kong

FTT Lai, L Huang, CSL Chui, EYF Wan, X Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Prior research using electronic health records for Covid-19 vaccine safety monitoring
typically focuses on specific disease groups and excludes individuals with multimorbidity …

Vaccine resistance and hesitancy among older adults who live alone or only with an older partner in community in the early stage of the fifth wave of COVID-19 in …

D Zhang, W Zhou, PKM Poon, KO Kwok, TWS Chui… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vaccination is an effective way in providing protection against COVID-19 infection and
severe outcomes. However, vaccine resistance and hesitancy are a great concern among …

Profiling vaccine believers and skeptics in nurses: A latent profile analysis

CLK Leung, KK Li, VWI Wei, A Tang, SYS Wong… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background A tailored immunization program is deemed more successful in encouraging
vaccination. Understanding the profiles of vaccine hesitancy constructs in nurses can help …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 vaccination coverage, behaviors, and intentions among adults with previous diagnosis, United States

KH Nguyen, J Huang, K Mansfield… - Emerging Infectious …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To determine the extent of gaps in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine coverage
among those in the United States with and without previous COVID-19 diagnoses, we used …

The association between lifestyle and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in China: a large-scale cross-sectional survey

J Wu, D Xu, Q Li, CS Tarimo, M Wang, J Gu… - Journal of affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the association between lifestyle and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
among Chinese adults and provide recommendations for increasing vaccination rates …

Will achieving herd immunity be a road to success to end the COVID-19 pandemic?

KO Kwok, EB McNeil, MTF Tsoi, VWI Wei, SYS Wong… - Journal of Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the availability of several different new vaccines, their
varying supply levels, effectiveness, and immunity duration across different ethnic …

Vaccine conspiracy association with higher COVID-19 vaccination side effects and negative attitude towards booster COVID-19, influenza and monkeypox vaccines: A …

S Alshehri, M Sallam - Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Conspiracies regarding vaccines are widely prevalent, with negative consequences on
health-seeking behaviors. The current study aimed to investigate the possible association …

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate—this is the question among Swiss university students

J Dratva, A Wagner, A Zysset, T Volken - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The speed and innovation of the COVID-19 vaccine development has been accompanied by
insecurity and skepticism. Young adults' attitude to vaccination remains under investigation …