Published on in Vol 7, No 11 (2021): November

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/32936, first published .
The Impact of Public Health Events on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy on Chinese Social Media: National Infoveillance Study

The Impact of Public Health Events on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy on Chinese Social Media: National Infoveillance Study

The Impact of Public Health Events on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy on Chinese Social Media: National Infoveillance Study

Zizheng Zhang   1, 2 , BSc ;   Guanrui Feng   3 , MPH ;   Jiahong Xu   3 , MPH ;   Yimin Zhang   3 , MBBS ;   Jinhui Li   4 , PhD ;   Jian Huang   5, 6 , MPH, PhD ;   Babatunde Akinwunmi   7, 8 , MD, MMSc ;   Casper J P Zhang   9 , MPH, PhD ;   Wai-kit Ming   10, 11 , MD, MPH, MMSc, PhD

1 Jinan University-University of Birmingham Joint Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

2 School of Mathematics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

4 School of Journalism and Communication, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

5 Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore

6 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

7 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

8 Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States

9 School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

10 Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

11 School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Corresponding Author:

  • Wai-kit Ming, MD, MPH, MMSc, PhD
  • Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health
  • Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences
  • City University of Hong Kong
  • To Yuen Building, 31 To Yuen Street
  • Hong Kong
  • China (Hong Kong)
  • Phone: 852 34426956
  • Email: wkming2@cityu.edu.hk