Table 4.

Top five commonly discussed facilitators and barriers to implementation among all participants (n = 45).

Facilitators to Implementation	Barriers to Implementation
Healthcare professionals’ recommendations on the COVID-19 vaccination (n = 34)	Concerns on severe and long-term side effects caused by COVID-19 vaccines (n = 29)
News from TV, radio, and newspapers as main sources for obtaining COVID-19 vaccine-related information (n = 34)	Low confidence in the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines due to concerns of their accelerated development, leading to lower expected benefits of receiving the vaccination (n = 27)
COVID-19 vaccine-related health education delivered by healthcare professionals (n = 33)	Unclear information on logistical arrangements of the Hong Kong COVID-19 vaccination program (n = 23)
Expectation of resuming to a normal social life by getting fully vaccinated (n = 31)	Insufficient data on safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines (n = 19)
Perceived benefits outweigh the risks of mild and short-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccines (n = 30)	Perceived low protection ability against COVID-19 conferred by the vaccines (n = 16)