The Impact of Public Health Events on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy on Chinese Social Media: National Infoveillance Study.

Zizheng Zhang Guanrui Feng Jiahong Xu Yimin Zhang Jinhui Li Jian Huang Babatunde O Akinwunmi Casper J P Zhang Wai-Kit Ming

Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2021)

In China, public positivity toward COVID-19 vaccines fluctuates over time and a regional epidemic or news on social media may cause significant variations in willingness to accept a vaccine. Furthermore, public attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination vary from gender and region. It is crucial for policy makers to adjust their policies through the use of positive incentives with prompt responses to pandemic-related news to promote vaccination acceptance.

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