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Table 3 Drivers of influenza vaccination among vaccinated healthcare workers (n = 600) in China, influenza season 2021/2022

From: Decreased influenza vaccination coverage among Chinese healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Reasons for vaccination a

n

Proportion (%)

Worry about spreading influenza to others

417

69.5

Worry about contacting influenza

399

66.5

Preventing/reducing absenteeism from work

248

41.3

Required by the workplace

217

36.2

Easy access to vaccination from the workplace

198

33.0

Recommendations from the national policy-making body (e. g. technical guidelines)

142

23.7

Free vaccination

87

14.5

Previous experience with vaccination

16

2.7

  1. aThese reasons are not mutually exclusive