ANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS VACCINATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY

• Authors: Dimian Gina Cristina , Vasilescu Maria Denisa , Apostu Simona Andreea , Aceleanu Mirela Ionela , Jablonský Jozef
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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In the current context of the Covid-19 pandemic, health systems worldwide have been subjected to hitherto unknown challenges. Public health policy makers are urged to find the best solutions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. Vaccination is seen, more than ever, as the main medical solution to save lives, although in recent times many countries have seen an increase in their citizens’ hesitation to get vaccinated. The aim of our research is to analyse Europeans’ attitudes towards vaccination and the factors that influence this attitude, both in terms of individual profile and differences between groups of people and between countries. The results confirmed that a positive attitude towards vaccination increases an individual's chances of getting vaccinated and that the vaccination depends on the socio-demographic characteristics of the individual.

Keywords

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VACCINATION; COVID-19 PANDEMIC; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; PUBLIC HEALTH

• Publisher: Institute of Slovak and World Economics and Institute for Forecasting, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Ekonomický časopis (Journal of Economics)
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 69
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 997 – 101

Contributors

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Dimian Gina Cristina

• Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Department of Statistics and Econometrics, Bucharest, Romania

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Vasilescu Maria Denisa

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Apostu Simona Andreea

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Aceleanu Mirela Ionela

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Jablonský Jozef

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/ekoncas.2021.10.01