Decreased influenza vaccination coverage among Chinese healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ma, Liwei; Han, Xuan; Ma, Yan; Yang, Yuan; Xu, Yunshao; Liu, Di; Yang, Weizhong; Feng, Luzhao

doi:10.1186/s40249-022-01029-0

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“…Vaccines can protect their occupational health and safety and highlight the duties, rights, and responsibilities for health and safety at work. As reported by a previous study, IVC of HCWs (67%) had substantial growth after the official document released in China, which required all medical institutions to provide IV [ 16 ], but dropped dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic [ 6 ]. Fortunately, we did not observe a decline in IV willingness for the coming season (74.89%) which may attest to the advantage of free IV for HCWs.…”

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“…The acceptance of the influenza vaccine was counted by each BeSD item. For the 3Cs’ variables, statements of confidence, convenience, and complacency, adopted from previous studies were included [ 6 ], but the average scores of each factor in the 3Cs’ model were calculated by a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 = “not at all” to 5 = “fully compatible/right/follow” to identify factors influencing vaccine hesitancy.…”

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“…There is a consensus regarding the prediction of the spread of influenza in the coming winter and spring since the surge of influenza activity early this year surpassed the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus globally and attained a peak in Southern China [ 5 ]. However, HCWs influenza vaccination coverage (IVC) had actually fallen partially due to inadequate implementation of free vaccination and resource shortage during COVID-19 [ 6 ]. Suppression of influenza spread and waning immunity in populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic interventions would aggravate the disease burden, especially among HCWs at an increased risk due to occupational exposure this year, and would even have the supra-seasonal pattern potential [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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Healthcare Workers’ Attitudes toward Influenza Vaccination: A Behaviour and Social Drivers Survey

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This study aimed to understand the intention and correlation of receiving and recommending influenza vaccine (IV) among healthcare workers (HCWs) in China during the 2022/2023 season using the behavior and social drivers (BeSD) tools. A self-administered electronic survey collected 17,832 participants on a media platform. We investigated the willingness of IV and used multivariate logistic regression analysis to explore its associated factors. The average scores of the 3Cs’ model were compared by multiple comparisons. We also explored the factors that potentially correlated with recommendation willingness by partial regression. The willingness of IV was 74.89% among HCWs, and 82.58% of the participants were likely to recommend it to others during this season. Thinking and feeling was the strongest domain independently associated with willingness. All domains in BeSD were significantly different between the hesitancy and acceptance groups. Central factors in the 3Cs model were significantly different among groups (p < 0.01). HCWs’ willingness to IV recommendation was influenced by their ability to answer related questions (r = 0.187, p < 0.001) after controlling for their IV willingness and perceived risk. HCWs’ attitudes towards IV affect their vaccination and recommendation. The BeSD framework revealed the drivers during the decision-making process. Further study should classify the causes in detail to refine HCWs’ education.

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“…From February through August 2022, influenza activity was at its highest level compared to similar periods since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic globally (2). As the priority group recommended for influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs), including public health workers (PHWs), have a greater chance of contracting influenza viruses; this poses a greater risk of transmission (3). PHWs refer to those who are engaged in public health services and vaccination work in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) system, community health service centers, or township health centers.…”

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“…PHWs refer to those who are engaged in public health services and vaccination work in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) system, community health service centers, or township health centers. Previous surveys have shown that willingness and influence factors of front-line staff involved in the work of influenza control are of higher concern ( 4 - 5 ). The research mainly focused on assessing PHWs’ attitudes toward influenza vaccination in 2022–2023.…”

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Attitudes Regarding Influenza Vaccination Among Public Health Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic — China, September 2022

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Increased population susceptibility to seasonal influenza during the COVID‐19 pandemic in China and the United States

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To the best of our knowledge, no previous study has quantitatively estimated the dynamics and cumulative susceptibility to influenza infections after the widespread lifting of COVID‐19 public health measures.We constructed an imitated stochastic susceptible‐infected‐removed model using particle‐filtered Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling to estimate the time‐dependent reproduction number of influenza based on influenza surveillance data in southern China, northern China, and the United States during the 2022–2023 season. We compared these estimates to those from 2011 to 2019 seasons without strong social distancing interventions to determine cumulative susceptibility during COVID‐19 restrictions.Compared to the 2011–2019 seasons without a strong intervention with social measures, the 2022–2023 influenza season length was 45.0%, 47.1%, and 57.1% shorter in southern China, northern China, and the United States, respectively, corresponding to an 140.1%, 74.8%, and 50.9% increase in scale of influenza infections, and a 60.3%, 72.9%, and 45.1% increase in population susceptibility to influenza.Large and high‐intensity influenza epidemics occurred in China and the United States in 2022–2023. Population susceptibility increased in 2019–2022, especially in China. We recommend promoting influenza vaccination, taking personal prevention actions on at‐risk populations, and monitoring changes in the dynamic levels of influenza and other respiratory infections to prevent potential outbreaks in the coming influenza season.

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Decreased influenza vaccination coverage among Chinese healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 15 publications

References 27 publications

Healthcare Workers’ Attitudes toward Influenza Vaccination: A Behaviour and Social Drivers Survey

Healthcare Workers’ Attitudes toward Influenza Vaccination: A Behaviour and Social Drivers Survey

Attitudes Regarding Influenza Vaccination Among Public Health Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic — China, September 2022

Increased population susceptibility to seasonal influenza during the COVID‐19 pandemic in China and the United States

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