Analysis of the Effectiveness of Measures on the COVID-19 Vaccination Rate in Hong Kong.

Background: The World Health Organization has set a target of at least 70% of the global population being vaccinated by the middle of 2022. There are only 17 countries that achieved a 70% vaccination rate (VR). This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of public policies to increase the COVID-19 VR.

Linking research, policy, and action: evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is highly prevalent worldwide, resulting in legislation to regulate the providers and the products accompanied by enhancement of educational and research programs in many countries. Evidence-based Medicine (EBM), an effective approach for making healthcare decisions, can be equally applied to CAM, using innovative research methodology. When using Chinese Medicine (CM) as a proxy for CAM, the challenge is to develop a scientific model that could create a common platform of dialogue between CM and Western Medicine (WM), based on shared interpretation of CM syndromes, the pluralistic diagnostic logic, and multi-dimensional treatment approach.