School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
General Office of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee, Hangzhou 310020, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 17;19(4):2300. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19042300.
Many studies have shown that urban workers may have a higher acceptance rate of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine uptake compared to their rural counterparts. As Omicron spreads globally, the COVID-19 booster vaccination has been acknowledged as the primary strategy against this variant. In this study, we identify factors related to the willingness of workers in megacities to take the vaccine booster shots and their main reasons accounting for their booster willingness. This research survey was conducted in megacity H in eastern China, and a total of 1227 employees from different industries were interviewed. The study at hand examines the relationship between various characteristics (including both economic and non-economic factors) of urban employees and their intention/desire to accept the COVID-19 booster shoots. The survey results show that some characteristics, namely work organization, vaccine knowledge, and social network, affect their intention to take COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. Urban employees with a strong work organization, a high degree of vaccine knowledge, and a dense social capital are more likely to receive booster injections than other employees. Therefore, work organization, vaccine knowledge, and social networks provide fundamental entry points for designing enhanced injection strategies to increase the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines among employees in megacities.
许多研究表明,与农村地区相比,城市工人对冠状病毒病(COVID-19)疫苗接种的接受率可能更高。随着奥密克戎在全球范围内传播,COVID-19 加强疫苗接种已被确认为对抗该变体的主要策略。在这项研究中,我们确定了与大城市工人接种疫苗加强针的意愿相关的因素,以及他们加强意愿的主要原因。这项研究调查在中国东部的特大城市 H 进行,共采访了来自不同行业的 1227 名员工。本研究考察了城市员工的各种特征(包括经济和非经济因素)与其接受 COVID-19 加强针的意愿/愿望之间的关系。调查结果表明,一些特征,即工作组织、疫苗知识和社会网络,影响了他们接种 COVID-19 疫苗加强针的意愿。具有强大工作组织、高度疫苗知识和密集社会资本的城市员工比其他员工更有可能接受加强注射。因此,工作组织、疫苗知识和社会网络为设计增强型注射策略提供了基本切入点,以提高大城市员工对 COVID-19 疫苗的接受度。