Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, 26 Vavilov Street, 119334 Moscow, Russia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 13;19(6):3387. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063387.
The total vaccination rate remains relatively low in Russia as of March 2022 (around 55%, with around 20% in some regions). In the paper, we study the reasons for it. We communicate the results of our survey aimed at detecting reasons for the relatively low anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rate in Russia (47.1% as of mid-January 2022) and suggest potential measures to increase the level of confidence in the Russian vaccination campaign. A total of 14,310 users exhibited interest to participate in the research (16.84% of the total number of invitations sent in the Russian social network VKontakte). After the sample set repair, only 5822 (40.68% of those who agreed to participate) responses were suitable for the research, and they composed the final set. The age range of the respondents was 16-51 years old (y.o.) with a mean of 29.1 ± 10.6 y.o. The proportion of the female gender in responses was 44.23%. A total of 2454 persons (42.15%) expressed their hesitant, cautious, or negative attitude towards vaccine uptake. Of the 2454 persons with cautious attitude towards vaccination, only 928 (37.82%) were concerned about the quality of the Russian vaccines. A total of 1323 individuals (53.91%) supported one or more conspiracy beliefs. A total of 5064 (86.98% of the whole set) showed cautious or negative attitude towards the planned introduction of a nationwide system of vaccination certification/verification based on QR codes. The main social factors that hinder the Russian vaccination campaign are: vexation over the lack of desire of officials to receive feedback from the general population regarding vaccination, wide support for conspiracy beliefs, and controversy over the QR code-based digital system. To elevate the vaccination rate in Russia, the following steps may be taken: social encouragement of those who support vaccination, increase in transparency of the vaccination campaign, acceptance of both digital and paper vaccination certificates, increase in participation of society in vaccination-related discussions, public disclosure of vaccine composition, and avoidance of excessive digitalization of data in the vaccination campaign.
截至 2022 年 3 月，俄罗斯的总体疫苗接种率仍然相对较低（约为 55%，部分地区约为 20%）。本文研究了其原因。我们交流了旨在发现俄罗斯相对较低的抗 SARS-CoV-2 疫苗接种率（截至 2022 年 1 月中旬为 47.1%）原因的调查结果，并提出了提高对俄罗斯疫苗接种运动信心的潜在措施。共有 14310 名用户表示有兴趣参与研究（在俄罗斯社交网络 VKontakte 中发送的总邀请人数的 16.84%）。在样本集修复后，只有 5822 名（同意参与的人的 40.68%）回复适合研究，它们构成了最终的回复集。受访者的年龄范围为 16-51 岁（y.o.），平均年龄为 29.1±10.6 y.o.。回复中女性比例为 44.23%。共有 2454 人（42.15%）表示对疫苗接种持犹豫、谨慎或消极态度。在对疫苗接种持谨慎态度的 2454 人中，只有 928 人（37.82%）担心俄罗斯疫苗的质量。共有 1323 人（53.91%）支持一种或多种阴谋论信仰。共有 5064 人（整个回复集的 86.98%）对基于 QR 码的全国疫苗接种认证/验证计划持谨慎或消极态度。阻碍俄罗斯疫苗接种运动的主要社会因素是：官员对缺乏接受民众对疫苗接种反馈的意愿感到烦恼、广泛支持阴谋论信仰，以及对基于 QR 码的数字系统的争议。为了提高俄罗斯的疫苗接种率，可以采取以下措施：对支持接种疫苗的人进行社会鼓励，增加疫苗接种运动的透明度，接受数字和纸质疫苗接种证书，增加社会对疫苗接种相关讨论的参与度，公开披露疫苗成分，并避免在疫苗接种运动中过度数字化数据。
