Assessment of Attitudes, Main Concerns and Sources of Knowledge Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination in Poland in the Unvaccinated Individuals—A Nationwide Survey

Babicki, Mateusz; Malchrzak, Wojciech; Mastalerz-Migas, Agnieszka

doi:10.3390/vaccines10030381

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“…Unfortunately, those who have not yet received a single dose of COVID-19 vaccination are unlikely to ever vaccinate, as confirmed in our study and previous reports [ 27 ]. Of those not yet vaccinated, 89% said they never planned to be vaccinated, and 11% would consider it in the future.…”

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“…Of those not yet vaccinated, 89% said they never planned to be vaccinated, and 11% would consider it in the future. It can be suspected that this group includes people who question the pandemic, the effectiveness of vaccination and downplay the severity of the COVID-19 disease [ 27 , 28 ]. Accordingly, the focus should be on the group of people who are still undecided.…”

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Will Bivalent Vaccination against COVID-19 Increase the Desire for COVID-19 Vaccination among Poles?

Babicki

2022

Vaccines

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Tduration of persistent protection after vaccination against COVID-19 is the sum of many factors, including the used formulation, the vaccination schedule, individual predisposition, clinical status and the SARS-CoV-2 variant. (There is a tendency that?) vaccination regimens demonstrate lower levels of immunity against the currently predominant Omicron variant, which results in the need for subsequent booster doses. Thus, bivalent formulations have been recently developed to additionally target the Omicron variant. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to assess whether bivalent vaccines would increase interest in vaccination among Poles. For this purpose, an original questionnaire distributed via the Internet and targeting Poles over the age of 18 was used. Results: The survey included 594 respondents, the vast majority of whom were women (79.3%), residents of large cities (44.7%) and those with a university education (86.3%). The average age was 36.6 ± 9.67 years. Only 48.7% of respondents had heard of bivalent vaccination against COVID-19. 408 (72.3%) respondents confirmed that if they had the choice, they would opt for the bivalent preparation. People who have already taken at least 1 booster dose are by far the most common group. Among the unvaccinated, the percentage is only 8.9%. For 190 (33.7%) of respondents, the availability of bivalent preparations will help accelerate their decision to vaccinate against COVID-19. Conclusions: Bivalent vaccination is an important part of the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is forecasted that its implementation will not contribute significantly to the increase in vaccination-related interest rate among those previously unvaccinated or only after the basic regimen. Therefore further observations in this direction are necessary.

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Will Bivalent Vaccination against COVID-19 Increase the Desire for COVID-19 Vaccination among Poles?

Babicki

2022

Vaccines

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“…A study by Fan et al that evaluated the quality of information on COVID-19 available on websites originating from 34 countries indicated the need for higher quality online resources on the topic to facilitate public education and health measures in the field of public health [ 31 ]. The Internet should be used to provide reliable information and current knowledge of vaccination [ 13 ]. Polish scientists proposed an action strategy involving organising groups of recognised experts to communicate scientific facts on COVID-19 vaccines to the general public.…”

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“…This can play a crucial role in reducing the subsequent healthcare burden of COVID-19. Evidence on reasons related to the decision to (not) vaccinate is widely discussed in the literature and continues to grow, but it is mainly based on quantitative studies [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Very few studies have used qualitative methodologies to analyse individual COVID-19 vaccination decisions.…”

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Barriers and Facilitators to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Polish Patients: A Qualitative Interview Study

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The decision to receive a COVID-19 vaccine is influenced by a variety of individual and contextual factors. However, there are very few studies that analyse individual vaccination decisions using a qualitative methodology. To close this gap, we conducted a qualitative interview study to examine the opinions and experiences with the vaccine among patients previously hospitalized due to COVID-19, including barriers and facilitators to vaccine uptake. An exploratory qualitative study, using semi-structured telephone interviews, was conducted among 22 patients admitted for COVID-19 in Poland in 2022. Opinions of patients previously hospitalized with COVID-19 on vaccination were varied. Barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake stemmed from concerns about vaccine safety, patients’ religious beliefs, and negative stories. High disease severity and anxiety over personal and family health were important arguments in favour of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The study findings indicated the need for ongoing health education by healthcare staff as well as coordination and integration of multi-sectoral institutional measures regarding COVID-19 prevention strategies as well as increased public health initiatives on social media and engagement of community leaders for awareness about vaccines and vaccination. It is crucial to build trust in COVID-19 vaccinations among the general public by disseminating reliable information through trustworthy and credible sources. However, it ought to be emphasised that, regardless of the measures taken, some individuals will remain unconvinced about receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

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“…he coronavirus epidemic (COVID- 19), classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2011, is one of the most important public health problems of the 21st century (1). The high risk of infection and the lack of specific treatment have further increased the importance of vaccine development.…”

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Evaluation of Vaccination Level and Vaccine Literacy in Vocational Health School Students

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Gökler

2023

Acibadem Univ Saglik Bilim Derg

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Purpose: As of 2022, the pandemic COVID-19 has entered a phase of decline thanks to vaccination efforts. In this sense, it is important to determine the vaccination status of young people studying in departments involved in providing health services to the community and to know their thoughts about vaccination. In this study, we aimed to investigate the COVID-19 immunization status and immunization literacy of students at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University-Vocational Health School (AYBU-VHS). Methods: The sample size of the study was calculated with a confidence interval of 95%, α=0.05, d=5%, and an unknown frequency of 50%, and the sample size was set as a minimum of 384. A questionnaire consisting of 4 parts [sociodemographic variables, information about COVID-19 (vaccination status, presence of chronic diseases, etc), COVID-19 knowledge level with 10 questions, and COVID-19 vaccine literacy scale] was used as the data source for the study. Study groups were determined by the dependent variable of having at least one vaccination or being fully vaccinated. Results: 77.8% of the students (N:450) were female (n:350), the mean age was 20.37±3.64 years, 3.1% (n:14) were not vaccinated, and 14.0% (n:63) were not fully vaccinated. When analyzing the group's information about the vaccine COVID-19, unvaccinated individuals agreed at a higher rate that the vaccine COVID-19 could not be effective (p < 0.001), but agreed at a lower rate that the vaccine COVID-19 could also protect against other diseases such as influenza (p=0.002). It was found that individuals with at least one vaccination and fully vaccinated had higher vaccination literacy than unvaccinated and fully unvaccinated individuals (p=0.011; p=0.004). Conclusion: Nearly 20% of students are still not fully vaccinated and there are deficits in attitudes toward vaccination. In addition, the vaccination competency of the fully vaccinated is higher. These findings are crucial to determine the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of young people regarding vaccination and to take the necessary precautions.

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Assessment of Attitudes, Main Concerns and Sources of Knowledge Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination in Poland in the Unvaccinated Individuals—A Nationwide Survey

Cited by 4 publications

References 57 publications

Will Bivalent Vaccination against COVID-19 Increase the Desire for COVID-19 Vaccination among Poles?

Will Bivalent Vaccination against COVID-19 Increase the Desire for COVID-19 Vaccination among Poles?

Barriers and Facilitators to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Polish Patients: A Qualitative Interview Study

Evaluation of Vaccination Level and Vaccine Literacy in Vocational Health School Students

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