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Covid-19 vaccination
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Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by a coronavirus, Sars-CoV-2. The disease first appeared in China in late 2019, and the virus was discovered in early January 2020. New forms of the virus called variants and sub-variants are circulating. It mainly affects the lungs. Transmission occurs through close contact with a sick person, or through fine droplets that contain the virus and can remain airborne for several hours.
A person can also touch a contaminated object and become infected by touching his or her face afterwards.
Prevention is based on the application of barrier measures and vaccination.
Vaccination can be a touchy subject for different reasons: individual perceptions play a very important role in the hesitancy towards Covid-19 vaccination, which is determined by the exposure to misinformation, amplified by the media, sometimes also by the community, and the health and political system. Indeed, public trust in the government and the medical system can sometimes be tricky.
Often, the fear of disease and its possible complications, or knowing someone who died of Covid-19 will positively impact the vaccination decision and act as a trigger toward safety-related actions. Therefore, in a lot of European countries, hesitancy regarding Covid-19 vaccination is an ongoing subject:
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Fear of unknown long-term side effects (Poland—41.1% of the respondents, side effects (Russia—59.8%; Poland—48.4%; Czech Republic), and serious allergic reaction (Poland—33.2%) due to insufficient and inappropriate scientific studies (Poland) and concerns about the effectiveness or safety (Russia—61.5%; Romania—40%; Czech Republic) of the COVID-19 vaccine lowered its use.
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The preference for certain vaccine brands can also play a role in the willingness to get vaccinated. In a Polish study, among three COVID-19 vaccines available on the market in Europe at the time of the study, both the Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna vaccines gained a high level of trust in the surveyed group,
-By: ESE