THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE TO THE VACCINATION CAMPAIGN AMONG STUDENTS OF THE CHUVASH STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER I.N. ULIANOV
Introduction. Despite the obvious need for vaccination against COVID-19 infection, the attitude to the vaccination campaign is ambiguous not only among the population, but in the medical environment. Purpose: to study the level of knowledge about the expediency of vaccinations and the attitude to the vaccination campaign among future doctors (senior students of the Medical Faculty) and students studying at technical faculties at I.N. Ulianov Chuvash State University. Methods. A specially developed questionnaire was used to carry out an anonymous electronic survey of senior students of the medical faculty (44 persons) and technical faculties (41 persons) aged 20 to 24 years in February-March 2022. The answers of future doctors and students of technical faculties were analyzed separately and then compared. Results. Students are less than adequate aware of the safety and effectiveness of vaccination against COVID-19. At this, medical students have more scientifically based knowledge about the vaccination campaign. However, there are also «would-be scientific» concerns among them. In particular, 15,3% of medical students and every fifth student of technical faculties believe that «with the help of vaccination against COVID-19 people are "chipped"». Such views and incomplete possession of reliable information lead to the fact that vaccination is carried out «under pressure of circumstances», and not consciously.