ESTIMATED COMMITMENT TO VACCINATION OF ALMATY CITY POPULATION AGAINST SARS-COV-2
Relevance: The COVID-19 infection caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly escalated into a pandemic since it was first reported in December 2019. The new coronavirus is one of the highly pathogenic viruses affecting humans. To defeat this disease, it is necessary to form a collective immunity, which occurs due to the development of immunity in the population, either as a result of vaccination or as a result of a previous infection. Due to the high mortality rate and rapid spread, an effective vaccine is urgently needed to combat this pandemic. Vaccination of a significant part of the population will be required to safely achieve collective immunity against COVID-19, which will reduce the total amount of the virus that can spread among the entire population. One of the goals of vaccinating the population is to provide safety and protection against this disease for vulnerable populations who cannot be vaccinated.
Objective: to determine the attitude of Almaty city population to vaccination and readiness for its implementation by means of a survey among the adult population of Almaty.
Materials and methods: we conducted an online survey among the adult population of Almaty in the period from March 13 to 23, in which 263 people took part. The questionnaire included 17 questions. Next, we studied the characteristics of the survey participants (gender, age, education) and their attitude to vaccination, the reasons to accept or reject a vaccination.
Results: it was revealed that three-quarters of the population of Almaty is not ready to be vaccinated against coronavirus infection. The main reasons of rejection are lack of knowledge of the vaccine effect and the fear of possible side effects.
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Kussainova D.G., Shabanova A.A., Begatar A., Jamalov S.A., Shatyrkhan A.U. Predicted assessment of the commitment of Almaty city’s population to vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 // Nauka i Zdravookhranenie [Science & Healthcare]. 2021, 2 (Vol.23), pp. 6-12. doi 10.34689/SH.2021.23.2.001Related publications:
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