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Furthermore, a network comparison test was performed to compare network characteristics before and after vaccination.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our work showed that participants\u2019 anxiety and insomnia scores were lower after vaccination than before vaccination. Sense of well-being during the day (AIS6) in AIS remained high both before and after vaccination. The central intensity of premature wakefulness (AIS3), feeling afraid, and functioning (physical and mental) during the day (AIS7) decreased after vaccination, and the mediation between sense of well-being during the day (AIS6) and sleeping during the day (AIS8) increased significantly.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Limitations<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study was a cross-sectional survey. The numbers of participants differed much in the two groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The proportion of participants experiencing anxiety and insomnia decreased significantly after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Network analysis identified psychosis-related symptoms as key links between anxiety and insomnia. 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