A nationwide survey by the team of researcher Liu Jue from the School of Public Health shows that more than 90% of the research subjects are willing to receive a booster shot of the new crown vaccine

As of January 9, 2022, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the world has exceeded 300 million

On January 7, 2022, Liu Jue's team published online in "Vaccines" ( Vaccines ) "China's third dose of new crown vaccine acceptance and its influencing factors based on health belief model: a national cross-sectional study " , aiming at To explore the public's willingness to vaccinate the new crown vaccine booster and its influencing factors, in order to provide a scientific reference for promoting the booster vaccination

According to Liu Jue, the new crown pneumonia (COVID-19) has been raging around the world for nearly two years

The health belief model is a theoretical model based on needs and motivation theory, cognitive theory and value expectation theory, which is used to focus on people's attitudes and beliefs about health

In November 2021, Liu Jue's team selected more than 3,000 people from 31 provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) in China to conduct a survey on their willingness to strengthen vaccination

Comparison of booster vaccination willingness among different risk perception groups

Based on the health belief model, the study also found that the higher the perception of susceptibility to new coronary pneumonia, the higher the perception of the severity of new coronary pneumonia, the higher the perception of the benefit of the new crown vaccine booster, and the higher the motivation of booster vaccination, the higher the The higher the willingness to vaccinate

The multivariate regression results show that the willingness of booster vaccination of those with a history of new crown vaccination is about 5-6 times that of those without a history of vaccination; civil servants have the highest willingness to receive booster vaccination, which is about 5 times that of corporate employees, and self-employed individuals are vaccinated.

Among the research subjects who were unwilling or uncertain about whether to receive a booster shot, the main reasons for hesitation were that they were not sure about the effect of boosting the defense against the new coronavirus variant, or they believed that two shots of the vaccine were enough to protect themselves, and no booster shot was needed

Overall, more than 90% of the public in China is willing to receive a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine