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Personal believes - Barriers to vaccination against Covid_19

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

A.H.I. Abu Shehab ,
A.V. Gurita ,
L. Luca ,
L.Ș. Burlea  and
A. Ciubara
A.H.I. Abu Shehab*
Affiliation:
’’Elisabeta Doamna’’ Psychiatry Hospital of Galati, Psychiatry Department, Galati, Romania
A.V. Gurita
Affiliation:
’Elisabeta Doamna’’ Psychiatry Hospital of Galati, Psychiatry Department, Galati, Romania
L. Luca
Affiliation:
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, Psychology, Iasi, Romania
L.Ș. Burlea
Affiliation:
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, Public Health And Management In Dentistry, Iasi, Romania
A. Ciubara
Affiliation:
’Dunerea de jos’’ University of Galati, Psychiatry Department, Galati, Romania
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The ongoing global pandemic of Covid_19 had a huge pressure to accelerate the development process of Covid_19 vaccine. This acceleration of the vaccine appearance raised many concerns regarding the effectiveness and the adequate safety of the vaccine among general population.

Objectives

The aim of the study is to determine the reasons behind vaccine refusal among general population.

Methods

Online questionnaire with the subjects’ agreement; The study included 61 participants aged between 18 and 40 years old. The study was effectuated in October 2021.

Results

Most of the participants (n=60, 98.36%) declared that they knew some persons who have refused the Covid_19 vaccine. Moreover, a number of 29 participants (48.33%) declared that vaccine refusal among the people who refused the vaccine was due to personal believes.

Conclusions

The success of the vaccination programs mainly depends on the proportion of the population that receive the vaccine. It is crucial to implement new strategies to increase the acceptability of Covid_19 vaccine.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

pandemicImmunizationmental healthVaccine refusal
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S539
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