Perception Of The Covid-19 Epidemic And Acceptance Of Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers Prior To Vaccine Licensure - Beijing Municipality, China, May July 2020

What is already known about this topic?The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine development has been progressing, hut acceptance of the new vaccines by healthcare workers (HCWs) was not well known prior to approval of COVID-19 vaccines in China.What is added by this report?This study found that before vaccine approval. Beijing HCWs expressed moderate willingness to stet vaccinated. Factors positively influencing willingness included free vaccination and belief that the vaccine had been fully evaluated. A negatively influencing factor was presence of an underlying disease. Trust in vaccines, in general, was positively associated with willingness to get new vaccines.What are the implications for public health practice?COVID-19 vaccines should be provided at no cost to HCWs. Effective measures should he taken to enhance the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among. HCWs in China.