- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Disaster Response and Management
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Migration, Health and Trauma
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2019-2025
University of Hong Kong
2022-2025
University of London
2020-2025
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
2021-2024
Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health
2022-2023
Georgia Department of Public Health
2023
National University Health System
2022
National University of Singapore
2022
Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program
2022
World Health Organization - Pakistan
2022
Background Monitoring public confidence and hesitancy is crucial for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Social media listening (infoveillance) can not only monitor attitudes on vaccines but also assess dissemination of engagement with these opinions. Objective This study aims to global hesitancy, confidence, toward vaccination. Methods We collected posts mentioning between June July 2020 Twitter from New York (United States), London Kingdom), Mumbai (India), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Sina Weibo Beijing...
The COVID-19 epidemic and the related containment strategies may affect parental pediatric health behaviors.
BackgroundAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing, holistic, and multisectoral challenge facing contemporary global health. In this study we assessed the associations between socioeconomic, anthropogenic, environmental indicators country-level rates of AMR in humans food-producing animals.MethodsIn modelling study, obtained data on Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii Pseudomonas aeruginosa, third generation cephalosporins-resistant Escherichia coli Klebsiella pneumoniae,...
To combat COVID-19, at least 29 countries/regions have resorted to digital technology; some embedded it with strict containment measures and achieved great success. We need improve cryptography regulations that would enable contact-tracing systems without mass surveillance in order attain the benefits of location-tracking while protecting individual privacy.
Understanding public behavioral responses to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic and accompanying infodemic is crucial controlling epidemic.The aim of this study was assess real-time awareness COVID-19 across 12 selected countries.Internet surveillance used collect data from general rumors (China: Baidu; worldwide: Google Trends) behavior Ali Index; Shopping). These indices measured daily number searches or purchases were compared with numbers cases. The trend comparisons countries...
Objectives: We aimed to (1) assess parental hesitancy about category A (Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)) and B (non-EPI) vaccines, (2) willingness for COVID-19 influenza vaccinations, (3) explore the association of vaccination parents healthcare workers (HCWs). Methods: The study was performed in Wuxi, eastern China between 21 September 2020 17 October 2020. Parents children aged <18 years HCWs were recruited from selected immunization clinics. Vaccine assessed using Strategic...
In China, there are an estimated 41 million left-behind children (LBC). The objective of this study was to examine the mental health current-left-behind (current-LBC) and previous-left-behind (previous-LBC) as compared never-left-behind (never-LBC), while considering factors like parent-child communication. Children were recruited from schools in rural areas Anhui province eastern China. Participants completed a questionnaire focusing on migration status, health, communication, measured with...
Summary Background Using social media surveillance data, this study aimed to assess public attention, risk perception, emotion, and behavioural response the COVID-19 outbreak in real time. Methods We collected data from most popular medias: Sina Weibo, Baidu search engine, Ali e-commerce marketplace, 1 Dec 2019 15 Feb 2020. Weibo post counts searches were used generate indices assessing attention. Public intention actual adoption of recommended protection measures or panic buying triggered...
The exceptional production of research evidence during the COVID-19 pandemic required deployment scientists to act in advisory roles aid policy-makers making evidence-informed decisions. unprecedented breadth, scale and duration provides an opportunity understand how science advisors experience mitigate challenges associated with insufficient, evolving and/or conflicting inform public health decision-making.
Our study aims to assess the public's perceptions of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and attitudes toward RSV vaccine identify associated factors in China. A nationwide cross-sectional survey conducted using an online platform between August 16 September 14, 2023. Questions related socio-demographics, awareness, knowledge, susceptibility severity RSV, were included questionnaire. We used chi-square test logistic regression model explore factors. Overall, 2133 individuals this study. Nearly...
Given the sluggish pace of traditional scientific approaches, artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, has emerged as a significant opportunity to tackle complex health challenges, including those in public health. 1 Against this backdrop, interest focused on whether AI role bolstering trust vaccines and helping minimise vaccine hesitancy, which World Health Organization named one top 10 global threats.
Studies have shown that differences among individuals and social groups in accessing using information on health specific threats an impact their knowledge behaviors. These differences, characterized as communication inequalities, may hamper the strength of a society's response to public emergency. Such inequalities not only make vulnerable populations subject disproportionate burden adversity, but also compromise system's efforts prevent respond pandemic influenza outbreaks. We investigated...
Health literacy, and more specifically vaccine might be an important factor in reducing the negative effects of exposure to misleading reports on vaccination. This study explores association between literacy vaccination-related outcomes after a scandal concerning locally produced childhood vaccines had emerged 2016 China. Data for this came from cross-sectional survey, which was conducted April Hangzhou, were collected kindergartens community health centers among parents children up 6 years...