COVID-19 non-vaccination among older adults in China: a nationwide survey based on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).

ABSTRACT: China has a lower rate of vaccination among older adults and those who have chronic conditions and functional disabilities. As China has recently ended the zero-COVID policy, understanding the factors behind low vaccination rates among these vulnerable populations can inform immediate policy priorities to save lives for China and offer lessons for the world at large. We used the fifth wave (2021-22) of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), which represented mainland Chinese 45 and older. Vaccination status was updated in the summer of 2022, reflecting the current situation because very few additional vaccinations were administered afterward. For those who were unvaccinated, self-reported reasons were recorded. Using regression analysis, we investigated the determinan

SUBMITTER: Wang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9810236 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature