Approach and Knowledge Level of Medical Faculty Students to Vaccine Studies Developed Against Covid-19

Abstract

Aim: The new type of coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2) disease, which shows respiratory tract infection symptoms, was first seen in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. In our study, we aimed to determine the current level of knowledge, approaches and future concerns of medical students in our country and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) about the vaccines developed for the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods: Faculty of Medicine in Turkey and TRNC I-VI. Survey data consisting of 26 questions, including demographic characteristics of 632 grade students, their approaches to vaccine studies developed for COVID-19 infection and their knowledge level about vaccine studies, were collected and evaluated via electronic message in January-February 2021. Results: In case of finding a drug for the treatment of COVID-19, 65.8% of 632 students wanted to be vaccinated, 70.1% thought they could not return to life without a mask after vaccination, 59% were worried about being infected after vaccination, and 93% It was determined that 0.7 of them thought that herd immunity could be achieved by vaccinating at least half of the population. First of all, the rate of those who think that the 65-year-old should be vaccinated is 61.7%, the rate of those who are not affected by the media news is 60.4%, and the rate of those who think that the vaccine does not have more dangerous side effects than infection is 64.6%. Conclusion: We believe that the current level of knowledge, approaches and future concerns of medical faculty students about the vaccines developed for the COVID-19 pandemic will be determined by the steps taken in the fight against the pandemic.