Real-time psychobehavioural nowcasting from zero COVID-19 to sustainable endemicity in Hong Kong, 2022-2023
Grant Data
Project Title
Real-time psychobehavioural nowcasting from zero COVID-19 to sustainable endemicity in Hong Kong, 2022-2023
Principal Investigator
Dr Ni, Michael Yuxuan
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Ning Ke
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Liao Qiuyan
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Cowling Benjamin John
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Leung Gabriel Matthew
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2022-01-01
Amount
10000000
Conference Title
Real-time psychobehavioural nowcasting from zero COVID-19 to sustainable endemicity in Hong Kong, 2022-2023
Presentation Title
Keywords
community, COVID-19, endemicity, nowcasting, psychobehavioural, survery
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
HKU Project Code
COVID19F11
Grant Type
COVID-19 Studies under the Food and Health Bureau
Funding Year
2021
Status
On-going
Objectives
Hong Kong has entered its fifth wave of COVID-19 and is at risk of a sixth wave/exit wave. Vaccine hesitancy among vulnerable groups (e.g. older adults) and pandemic fatigue continue to pose grave threats to Hong Kong's population health. We aim to provide real-time nowcasting in the general population on vaccine hesitancy for boosters and vaccines for new variants; to nowcast preventive behaviours and pandemic fatigue during the transition from zero COVID-19 to sustainable endemicity, to monitor population well-being to inform public policies.