Attitudes Regarding Influenza Vaccination Among Public Health Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic - China, September 2022.

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC?: Public health workers (PHWs) were listed as a priority group recommended for influenza vaccination during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Understanding the drivers of influenza vaccine hesitancy among PHWs can promote influenza vaccination in the COVID-19 pandemic. WHAT IS ADDED BY THIS REPORT?: The study found that 10.7% of PHWs were hesitant to get an influenza vaccination. Drivers associated with vaccine hesitancy were assessed based on "3Cs model." The absence of a government or workplace requirement and concerns about vaccine safety were the biggest obstacles for PHWs to recommend influenza vaccination. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE?: Interventions are needed to improve PHWs' influenza vaccine coverage to prevent the co-circulation of influenza and COVID-19.