Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic and a free influenza vaccine strategy on the willingness of residents to receive influenza vaccines in Shanghai, China
The influenza vaccine is not included in China’s national immunization program. Here, we assessed influenza vaccine coverage among Shanghai residents and estimated the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic and a hypothetical free vaccine strategy on the willingness of participa...
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| author | Yehong Zhou Jing Tang Junjie Zhang Qiangsong Wu |
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| description | The influenza vaccine is not included in China’s national immunization program. Here, we assessed influenza vaccine coverage among Shanghai residents and estimated the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic and a hypothetical free vaccine strategy on the willingness of participants to receive influenza vaccines. The coverage of influenza vaccines among Shanghai residents from 2015 to 2019 was 1.4% (range: 1%–2.4%). A total of 792 adult participants (aged 19–59 years) along with 821 children and 445 older individuals were included in the analysis. The willingness of participants to receive influenza vaccines reached 68.4% following the COVID-19 epidemic. Furthermore, if the vaccine was made available at no cost, 85.9% of participants were willing to be vaccinated. Our data indicated that influenza vaccine coverage is extremely low in Shanghai but that more than two-thirds of participants were willing to receive influenza vaccines following the COVID-19 epidemic. Making influenza vaccines available for free could further increase coverage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0be12e36e9b0421d956c918856648e8a2023-09-22T08:51:53ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2021-07-011772289229210.1080/21645515.2020.18715711871571Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic and a free influenza vaccine strategy on the willingness of residents to receive influenza vaccines in Shanghai, ChinaYehong Zhou0Jing Tang1Junjie Zhang2Qiangsong Wu3The Changqiao Community Health Service Centre in Xuhui DistrictThe Changqiao Community Health Service Centre in Xuhui DistrictXuhui District Centre for Disease Control and PreventionXuhui District Centre for Disease Control and PreventionThe influenza vaccine is not included in China’s national immunization program. Here, we assessed influenza vaccine coverage among Shanghai residents and estimated the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic and a hypothetical free vaccine strategy on the willingness of participants to receive influenza vaccines. The coverage of influenza vaccines among Shanghai residents from 2015 to 2019 was 1.4% (range: 1%–2.4%). A total of 792 adult participants (aged 19–59 years) along with 821 children and 445 older individuals were included in the analysis. The willingness of participants to receive influenza vaccines reached 68.4% following the COVID-19 epidemic. Furthermore, if the vaccine was made available at no cost, 85.9% of participants were willing to be vaccinated. Our data indicated that influenza vaccine coverage is extremely low in Shanghai but that more than two-thirds of participants were willing to receive influenza vaccines following the COVID-19 epidemic. Making influenza vaccines available for free could further increase coverage.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1871571coronavirus disease 2019covid-19influenza vaccinewillingnesscoveragechina |
| spellingShingle | Yehong Zhou Jing Tang Junjie Zhang Qiangsong Wu Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic and a free influenza vaccine strategy on the willingness of residents to receive influenza vaccines in Shanghai, China Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics coronavirus disease 2019 covid-19 influenza vaccine willingness coverage china |
| title | Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic and a free influenza vaccine strategy on the willingness of residents to receive influenza vaccines in Shanghai, China |
| title_full | Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic and a free influenza vaccine strategy on the willingness of residents to receive influenza vaccines in Shanghai, China |
| title_fullStr | Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic and a free influenza vaccine strategy on the willingness of residents to receive influenza vaccines in Shanghai, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic and a free influenza vaccine strategy on the willingness of residents to receive influenza vaccines in Shanghai, China |
| title_short | Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic and a free influenza vaccine strategy on the willingness of residents to receive influenza vaccines in Shanghai, China |
| title_sort | impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic and a free influenza vaccine strategy on the willingness of residents to receive influenza vaccines in shanghai china |
| topic | coronavirus disease 2019 covid-19 influenza vaccine willingness coverage china |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1871571 |
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