Wojciech Feleszko1, Piotr Lewulis2, Adam Czarnecki3, Paweł Waszkiewicz2. 1. Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland. 2. Department of Criminalistics, University of Warsaw, 00-927 Warsaw, Poland. 3. ARC Rynek i Opinia, Market Research Institute, 01-627 Warsaw, Poland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: If globally implemented, a safe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program will have broad clinical and socioeconomic benefits. However, individuals who anticipate that the coronavirus vaccine will bring life back to normality may be disappointed, due to the emerging antivaccination attitude within the general population. METHODS: We surveyed a sample of adult Polish citizens (n = 1066), and compared it with the data on international COVID-19 vaccine reluctance. RESULTS: In 20 national surveys, the vaccine averseness for the anticipated COVID-19 vaccine varied from meager (2-6% China) to very high (43%, Czech Republic, and 44%, Turkey) and in most countries was much higher than regular vaccination reluctance, which varies between 3% (Egypt) and 55% (Russia). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that a 67% herd immunity may be possible only if mandatory preventive vaccination programs start early and are combined with coordinated education efforts supported by legislative power and social campaigns.
BACKGROUND: If globally implemented, a safe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program will have broad clinical and socioeconomic benefits. However, individuals who anticipate that the coronavirus vaccine will bring life back to normality may be disappointed, due to the emerging antivaccination attitude within the general population. METHODS: We surveyed a sample of adult Polish citizens (n = 1066), and compared it with the data on international COVID-19 vaccine reluctance. RESULTS: In 20 national surveys, the vaccine averseness for the anticipated COVID-19 vaccine varied from meager (2-6% China) to very high (43%, Czech Republic, and 44%, Turkey) and in most countries was much higher than regular vaccination reluctance, which varies between 3% (Egypt) and 55% (Russia). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that a 67% herd immunity may be possible only if mandatory preventive vaccination programs start early and are combined with coordinated education efforts supported by legislative power and social campaigns.
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