More education should increase the willingness in senior citizens’ homes to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. At the first vaccination, participation was well below expectations. An information video and many face-to-face conversations are intended to take away any concerns about vaccination.
10.01.2021 06.00
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Vaccine skepticism does not only exist among older people, who are considered a particularly vulnerable group, but also among younger people. Almost 110 people live in the senior citizens ‘home in Liefering; the house is one of the six senior citizens’ homes that the city of Salzburg operates itself.
Liefering: 50 percent of the residents had themselves vaccinated
Liefering was also the facility where the first Covid-19 vaccinations were carried out throughout Salzburg. In terms of participation, however, it was a disappointing start. “50 percent of residents have had themselves vaccinated, the percentage of nurses is just under 25 percent, and there are even three quarters here who did not want to be vaccinated,” says SPÖ councilor Anja Hagenauer.
When the vaccination started in Liefering, there were a particularly large number of senior citizens who did not want to be vaccinated, despite the fact that they were considered a vulnerable group. “I have concerns because I have a chronic lung disease and I get heavy injections every other day anyway, so I want to have the vaccination,” says 82-year-old resident Adolf Schlögl.
A quarter of the employees got vaccinated
The city, as the owner of the senior citizens’ home, would also have expected greater participation in the vaccination among staff. The young staff in particular criticize the lack of information about consequential damage. “I am young and healthy, should I get infected, then there is a high probability that the course will be mild. For me, there is too little information about the consequences that can occur after the vaccination, ”explains employee Anna-Theresa Standl.
More information should increase the willingness to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. At the first vaccination, participation was well below expectations. An information video and many face-to-face conversations are intended to take away any concerns about vaccination.
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City and country rely on education and advice
In view of the skepticism among so many seniors, those responsible now want to take countermeasures with an educational video and personal advice from the doctors in the retirement home. “These are people who trust the elderly and it is necessary to provide even more objective information about the vaccination,” says social officer Heinrich Schellhorn from the Greens.
Video will soon be available to everyone on the Internet
Social Councilor Anja Hagenauer announced that all questions about vaccination and the coronavirus will be answered in a video with a doctor. The video will be sent to the senior citizens’ homes and will then be made available to the entire public. The video is still in progress, it should soon be available on the Internet for anyone interested.
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