Vaccine hesitancy in Hong Kong
administered in the society recorded by the government. As of 1 March 2022, vaccine doses administered (2 nd dose) amongst elderly aged 60-69, 70-79, and 80 and above were 74.14%, 59.26%, and 30.3% respectively. In this study, only significant factors associated with vaccine hesitancy amongst the elderly in Hong Kong will be evaluated. As a result, some results of some questions will not be addressed in this dissertation.
Figure 3c. Vaccine doses received amongst the vaccinated respondents
Number of vaccine dose received amongst the vaccinated respondents
Singel vaccinated Double Vaccinated Triple Vaccinated
2, 2%
42, 32%
87, 66%
Figure 3d. Vaccination state and vaccine hesitancy Unvaccinated (N=110)
Vaccinated
No Plan of Vaccination (Resistant Group)
Wait and See (Hesitant Group)
Plan to Vaccine in 3 months (Acceptant Group)
24 (21.82%)
59 (54.64%)
27 (24.55%)
131 (100%)
Statistics of the factors: perceived benefits – perceived effectiveness of the vaccine
Figure 4a. Perceived vaccine benefits in vaccinated and unvaccinated groups
Unvaccinated
Vaccinated
Perceived Vaccine Benefits
Total Unvaccinated
No Plan of
Wait and See
Plan to Vaccine in
(N=131)
(N=110)
Vaccination (N=24)
(N=59)
3 months(N=27)
Reduced COVID-19 Symptoms (Yes)
80 (72.73%)
9 (37.50%)
46 (77.97%)
25 (92.59%)
113 (86.26%)
Reduced COVID-19 Hospitalization (Yes)
73 (66.36%)
8 (33.33%)
39 (66.10%)
26 (96.30%)
118 (90.08%)
Reduced COVID-19 Death (Yes)
49 (44.55%)
7 (29.17%)
26 (44.07%)
16 (59.26%)
85 (64.89%)
As shown in figure 4a above, the perception of vaccines to reduce COVID-19 symptoms did not seem to affect vaccine uptake since the percentages of respondents in the vaccinated (86.26%) and unvaccinated group (72.73%) answering ‘Yes’ to ‘whether vaccines c an reduce COVID- 19 Symptoms’ are comparable. Nonetheless, the differences between the vaccinated group and the unvaccinated group in the perceptions of the effectiveness of vaccines to reduce risks of COVID-19 hospitalization
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