COVID-19 vaccine coverage, concerns, and preferences among Chinese ICU clinicians: a nationwide online survey.
Expert Rev Vaccines
; 20(10): 1361-1367, 2021 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1366933
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Clinicians in intensive care units (ICUs) have been prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination. We aim to understand the reasons behind vaccination refusal, and assess preferences for COVID-19 vaccines among Chinese ICU clinicians. RESEARCH DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
ICU clinicians throughout China's mainland were contacted to participate in an online survey. We compared concerns with vaccination status, and through a discrete choice experiment (DCE) assessed preferences for vaccines in terms of effectiveness, risk of adverse reactions, duration of immunity, and whether coworkers have been vaccinated.RESULTS:
Among 11,951 ICU respondents from 252 prefecture-level regions, vaccination coverage was 75.4%, with an additional 9.2% not vaccinated but intending to, and 16.1% not vaccinated and not intending to. ICU clinicians not intending to be vaccinated significantly expressed more concerns about the speed of vaccine development (30.1%) and adverse reactions (65.9%). In the DCE, the only significant difference in preferences of a COVID-19 vaccine was for safety, with those not intending to have a stronger preference for a vaccine with fewer adverse reactions (OR = 4.49), compared to those already vaccinated (OR = 2.90) or those intending to vaccinate (OR = 3.46).CONCLUSION:
Increasing vaccination coverage among Chinese ICU clinicians will require strong norms surrounding vaccination and transparency about safety information.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Personnel
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Vaccination Refusal
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COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
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Intensive Care Units
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Expert Rev Vaccines
Journal subject:
Allergy and Immunology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
14760584.2021.1971523
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