Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera “Torlak” , Belgrade , Serbia
Department of Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
Department of Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the production of several types of vaccines, among which messenger RNA-based ones represented the most significant breakthrough. This study aims to evaluate the attitude towards vaccination for COVID-19 and seasonal flu in the general population and individuals with medical backgrounds. A questionnaire was constructed apart from sociodemographic data and collected data about personal health vaccination status, which included attitudes and knowledge about the vaccines. The subject describing the studied population would be an employed female person with a tertiary education level,living with someone in a city, with generally good health status. Also, the subject representing a group would be a vaccinated person with at least two doses using Sputnik V. Subjects' attitudes towards the vaccination process inclined towards suggestions for regular vaccinations for COVID-19. The results also show that medical education does not play a role in choosing vaccines, deciding on a third dose vaccination, and flu seasonal vaccination. Also, medical education does not affect subjects' negative opinions towards the AstraZeneca vaccine, nor does it affect their positive attitude towards obligatory vaccination for COVID-19.
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