Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland (Department of Occupational Diseases and Environmental Health).
Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.
Med Pr. 2024 May 21;75(2):123-131. doi: 10.13075/mp.5893.01522. Epub 2024 Apr 3.
COVID-19 vaccines for public use were approved at the turn of 2020 and 2021. The level of vaccination coverage against COVID-19 in Poland is one of the lowest in Europe. Despite scientific studies there are people who are afraid of vaccinations and spread false information about them. Vaccinations against COVID-19 allowed to learn about the attitudes of people who decided to be vaccinated, which can be used to improve the effectiveness of the infectious diseases prevention in the work and public environment. The aim of the study was to analyze the main reasons determining a decision to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The study was carried on among all the people who decided to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Łódź. All vaccinated people completed an anonymous survey containing questions related to the most important factors, which encouraged them to undergo this vaccination.
The study involved 945 people vaccinated against COVID-19. Statistical significance was revealed between 3 different reasons (one's own health, stress-free work, safe travelling and easier access to entertainment) for getting vaccinated and age, gender and a form of employment. The authors also found statistical significance of the correlation between the age, gender, education and form of employment of the respondents and the reason for choosing the specific vaccine product.
Despite evidence presented by scientists about the effectiveness and safety of vaccinations, many people refused and still refuse to receive the vaccine. In order to increase the readiness of the population for vaccinations against COVID-19 and subsequent ones, if there is a need to limit new epidemics, the following should be done: introduce activities to raise health awareness, intensify strategies and campaigns aimed at increasing public trust in available vaccines against COVID-19, devolop individualized messages that contribute to vaccine hesitancy. Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2024;75(2):123-131.
2020 年底至 2021 年初，批准了用于公众的 COVID-19 疫苗。波兰的 COVID-19 疫苗接种覆盖率在欧洲是最低的之一。尽管有科学研究，但仍有人害怕接种疫苗并传播有关疫苗的虚假信息。COVID-19 疫苗接种使人们了解了决定接种疫苗的人的态度，这可以用于提高传染病在工作和公共环境中的预防效果。本研究的目的是分析决定接种 COVID-19 疫苗的主要原因。
该研究在罗兹诺费尔职业医学研究所（Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Łódź）中所有决定接种 COVID-19 疫苗的人中进行。所有接种疫苗的人都填写了一份匿名调查，其中包含有关鼓励他们进行这种疫苗接种的最重要因素的问题。
该研究涉及 945 名接种 COVID-19 疫苗的人。接种疫苗的三个不同原因（自身健康、无压力的工作、安全旅行和更容易享受娱乐）与年龄、性别和就业形式之间存在统计学意义。作者还发现，受访者的年龄、性别、教育程度和就业形式与选择特定疫苗产品的原因之间存在相关性。
尽管科学家提供了疫苗有效性和安全性的证据，但许多人拒绝并仍然拒绝接种疫苗。为了提高人群对 COVID-19 疫苗接种的准备程度，并在需要限制新的疫情时，可以采取以下措施：开展提高健康意识的活动，加强旨在增加公众对现有 COVID-19 疫苗信任的战略和运动，制定有助于疫苗犹豫的个性化信息。Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2024;75(2):123-131.
