The main aspects of countering pandemic infectious diseases through vaccination in the context of protecting health and overcoming psychological barriers

Abstract

he aim: Study of opinions and attitudes of citizens towards vaccination, identi cation of the reasons for the refusal of vaccination, the main psychological barriers. Materials and methods: As a result of the analysis the main reasons for the refusal of vaccination were systematized into 5 groups. For practical clari cation of the main reasons for the refusal of vaccination, we conducted a survey of citizens of the family medicine outpatient clinic in one of the Ukrainian cities. A total of 30 respondents took part in the survey. Results: The results of the survey were systematized, according to which it was found that today there is still a negative attitude towards vaccination, although some of the respondents who have a positive attitude towards vaccination are much larger in the context of today’s pandemic realities. The main reason for not vaccinating is a lack of trust and con dence in vaccine safety. Conclusions: To date, vaccination, including against COVID-19, is the only method of combating the pandemic. The identi ed reasons for the refusal of vaccination, according to the authors, are due to the lack of proper informatization of the population and the low level of trust in global and national medical institutions.