title: Intention to receive influenza vaccination prior to the summer influenza season in adults of Hong Kong, 2015.
abstract: Following a severe winter epidemic of drifted influenza A(H3N2) during January-March 2015, the Hong Kong government purchased vaccines of southern hemisphere formulation for administration prior to the anticipated summer influenza epidemic. This is the first time that seasonal influenza vaccines will be delivered twice within the same year in Hong Kong. We conducted a household telephone survey to investigate the acceptance of Hong Kong adults to pre-summer influenza vaccination. We found that the proportion of people reporting intention to receive vaccination was 37.8, 24.0, 31.4, and 34.4% in the age groups of 18-39, 40-59, 60-69, and 70 years or above. Only 31.3% of respondents who claimed they were parents or guardians said they would take their children to receive vaccination if the new vaccine was available. These findings suggested that intention to receive pre-summer vaccination was low even among the priority group of older people.
authors.affiliation: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. Electronic address: l.yang@polyu.edu.hk.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Cowling
authors.affiliation: The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
authors.forename: Qiuyan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines
keywords: Chinese adults; Influenza; Vaccine