Vaccine hesitancy in Hong Kong
collective benefit of preventing transmission of the disease and 70.0% vaccine uptake amongst those who did not. In contrast to the Acceptant group, merely 20.8% of the Resistant Group would have been vaccinated if they had known that vaccine’s collective benefit. To those who knew that vaccines protect the community in the first place, none would choose to be vaccinated. However, among those who mistakenly thought that vaccines could not prevent transmission, 27.8% would be vaccinated when they had noted vaccine’s collective benefits, meaning that these people are crucial to a higher vaccine uptake, as what it takes for them to be vaccinated is just the correct knowledge or benefit.
Family support and f amily’s vaccination status
All respondents were asked if they had any vaccinated family members. Overall, a large majority of respondents (85.6%) had at least one vaccinated family member. Respondents with vaccinated or more vaccine-acceptant family members would be more likely to be vaccinated themselves. A stunning
Figure 5c. Collective responsibility in the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups, compared to knowledge of vaccines to reduce transmission in vaccinated and unvaccinated groups
(Q22) If vaccines prevent
transmission and protect others, will you get vaccinated?
Grand Total (100%)
Yes
No
don’t know
Vaccine hesitancy
❖
Unvaccinated
67 (60.91%)
19 (17.27%)
24 (21.82%)
110
➢
No plan for vaccination
5 (20.83%)
10 (41.67%)
9 (37.50%)
24
▪
Correct Knowledge
0
1 (33.33%)
2 (66.67%)
3
▪
Incorrect Knowledge
5 (27.78%)
8 (44.44%)
5 (27.78%)
18
▪
Don’t know
0
1 (33.33%)
2 (66.67%)
3
➢
Wait and see
39 (66.10%)
9 (15.25%)
11 (18.64%)
59
▪
Correct Knowledge
15 (78.95%)
3 (15.79%)
1 (5.26%)
19
▪
Incorrect Knowledge
21 (70.00%)
5 (16.67%)
4 (13.33%)
30
▪
Don’t know
3 (30.00%)
1 (10.00%)
6 (13.33%)
10
➢
Planning to vaccinate in 3 months
23 (85.19%)
0
4 (60.00%)
27
▪
Correct Knowledge
11 (91.67%)
0
1 (14.81%)
12
▪
Incorrect Knowledge
10 (83.33%)
0
2 (8.33%)
12
▪
Don’t know
2 (66.67%)
0
1 (33.33%)
3
❖
Vaccinated
113 (86.26%)
0
18 (13.74%)
131
▪
Correct Knowledge
66 (91.67%)
0
6 (8.33%)
72
▪
Incorrect Knowledge
38 (90.48%)
0
4 (9.52%)
42
▪
Don’t know
9 (52.94%)
0
8 (47.06%)
17
Grand Total
180 (74.69%)
19 (7.88%)
42 (17.43%)
241
171
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