A Comparison of Vaccine Hesitancy of COVID-19 Vaccination in China and the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the differences in vaccine hesitancy and preference of the currently available COVID-19 vaccines between two countries, namely, China and the United States (U.S.).

Method

A cross-national survey was conducted in both China and the United States, and discrete choice experiments, as well as Likert scales, were utilized to assess vaccine preference and the underlying factors contributing to vaccination acceptance. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to enable a direct comparison between the two countries.

Results

A total of 9077 (5375 and 3702 from China and the United States, respectively) respondents completed the survey. After propensity score matching, over 82.0% of respondents from China positively accepted the COVID-19 vaccinatio

SUBMITTER: Liu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8232230 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature