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28% are undecided and 33% will not.
Of the 3,334 respondent students, only 24.7% said they received immunization with one of the available sera, while a majority of 75.3% were not vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the CNE, 52.5% of students who have not been vaccinated are somewhat afraid of the symptoms of a new Coronavirus infection.
One of the discouraging factors regarding vaccination is that of side effects, as 67.1% of the students surveyed are concerned about the COVID-19 vaccine, while only 32.9% of them have no concern in this regard.
Of the total respondents who were not vaccinated, the majority (52.5%) believe that, to some extent, COVID-19 may endanger themselves and those around them, 33.8% I think that this virus is really a danger, while 13.7% do not consider this virus to be dangerous.
Regarding the importance of immunization, 12% of unvaccinated respondents believe that immunization is very important, 33.5% consider it somewhat important to receive the vaccine, while 54.5% say that immunization is not important.
Asked if they would accept the vaccine, 37.9% said they were willing to be immunized, and 33.3% would not agree to receive the vaccine. Moreover, out of the total number of respondents, 28.8% state that they are not sure about the choice they would make.
Of the total number of students who were not immunized by the time the questionnaire was completed, the majority (67.1%) stated that they were concerned about the sera administered, while the rest of the respondents (32.9%) were not worried about COVID-19 vaccines.
Among the concerns of the responding students are:
• side effects that may occur after vaccination • long-term serum efficacy;
• the fact that the vaccine was distributed in a shorter period of time, compared to other existing vaccines;
• possible reinfection after administration of the vaccine;
• the possibility of infertility or other long-term side effects;
• the triage form, which, from the respondents’ perspective, is quite ambiguous;
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Were there discussions about vaccination during class?
Regarding the existence of discussions regarding vaccination during classes, almost half of the students (42.2%) state that there were no such conversations in the school environment, while 36.3% state that they took party to such discussions. On the same note, 21.5% say they are unaware of the existence of such discussions.
“The National Council of Students recommends that the authorities provide constant, systematic information to students, teachers and parents about the benefits of the vaccine against COVID-19, as false information can spread quickly and uncontrollably, especially in the context of 40.6 % of the surveyed students state that they were informed by the media (TV and press) and by social media “, the organization states in the press release.
At the same time, the National Council of Students proposes the endowment of school units with doses of vaccine against COVID-19, in order to be able to administer them, more easily, to interested students.
“The last year has been a period of paradigm shift for society as a whole, but especially for the education system, which has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with the reopening of schools in most localities in the country, the National Council of Students launched a consultation among students to identify, broadly, the extent to which they want to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but also to see what are the impediments to the immunization of the entire school community. that the results of this consultation represent a solid starting point for the authorities in the vaccination campaign for students across the country. ” said Rareş Voicu, president of the National Council of Students.
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