“I think that the decision-making of seniors would be positively influenced by a better starting position and media image vaccines and their timely availability in GP clinics, which unfortunately did not happen. The decrease in the number of diseases is associated with a certain sense of security and thus a low willingness to vaccination, “Ivo Procházka, a general practitioner from Jedovnice near Brno, described to Novinka.
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It is said that old people in the village are often not afraid of infection because they do not meet anyone much.
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Unfortunately, very often they get information about short-term or even long-term side effects of vaccines from chain mails and disinformation websites, so their concerns are bizarre.
Michal Bábíček, Association of General Practitioners
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“A practitioner does not have a general overview of the number of his unvaccinated clients and it would be disproportionately difficult to obtain one. In my opinion, unvaccinated patients should be centrally addressed by offering vaccinations in a serious and empathic way, with the proviso that in case of indecision or ambiguity they should communicate the issue of vaccination in a targeted manner with their practitioner or outpatient specialist, simply someone they trust, “he added. Walk.
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They have information from chain mails
Michal Bábíček, the first vice-president of the Association of General Practitioners, also meets seniors who refuse vaccination against covid-19 in his medical practice in Chomutov.
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“Their reasons for refusing are different. They most often fear the negative effects of the vaccination itself on their health. Unfortunately, very often they draw information about short-term or even long-term side effects of vaccines from chain mails and disinformation websites, so their concerns are bizarre, “he described to Novinky.
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It is said that they often receive false information about vaccines from their relatives. “Furthermore, there is a group of seniors who refuse any vaccinations and without explanation. There is also still a group of seniors who have vaccinations against covid-19 associated with an administratively demanding registration procedure, or with the need for long commutes for the vaccine, “Bábíček continued.
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Government he should therefore, in his view, clearly refute the misinformation about the negative effects of vaccination. “Constantly remind the risks of covid-19 in this age group and repeatedly remind that even without registration and preferably through your general practitioner, it is advisable to get vaccinated,” the doctor concluded.
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We convinced the hesitant, says a doctor from Česká Lípa
Similar experiences are described by Irena Moravíková, a general practitioner from Česká Lípa. “I think that the vast majority of people who were hesitant to get vaccinated were convinced, so we either vaccinated them in the surgery or went to the vaccination center,” she told Novinky.
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Resistance to the vaccine is sometimes encountered in older people who do not go anywhere and therefore think that they will not become infected. “Others are worried about the side effects of the vaccine, but there aren’t too many of them – this is a phenomenon I see in the younger generations. Older people do not share these concerns. Some patients will be persuaded by a conversation with me, a practitioner they know and trust. I present them with clear arguments why vaccination would make sense for them, given their health condition, “she added.
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He believes that many people have postponed the vaccine due to an illness and will supplement the vaccination later.
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Even vaccine scientist Beran believes that among the 521 thousand people who, according to the Ministry of Health, still do not have vaccination against covid, there will be many who are protected by antibodies after the disease.
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More infected people are vaccinated than those after the disease
Aries does not have the exact recipe for convincing the remaining seniors to believe in the vaccine. “I would certainly no longer play spots that talked about the dot behind coronavirus, and I would start to explain truthfully that vaccination does not protect against covid, but only against its difficult course,” he told Novinky.
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“Of the positively tested persons from 15 July to 14 August 2021, of whom 5667 were in the Czech Republic, 26 percent were vaccinated in some way and 10% with complete vaccination and only 3.6% suffered from the disease. This means that among the positively tested, one in four is vaccinated in some way, one in ten is completely vaccinated with full protection, and one in 30 has suffered from the disease, “he added.
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According to him, it is necessary to show that the vaccination of seniors who have not undergone covid brings benefits in a partial acquaintance with the pathogen. “And that even vaccinated seniors are dying, but according to data from Great Britain two and a half times less than unvaccinated. Experience from can be joined Israelthat people after covid and with one vaccination are better protected half a year after infection than fully vaccinated people. This true information is better than the dot behind the covid and maybe it would convince seniors, “concluded Beran.
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