CONSIDERATIONS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IN THE FOURTH WAVE, IN GORJ COUNTY
CONSIDERATIONS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IN THE FOURTH WAVE, IN GORJ COUNTY

Summary/Abstract: PURPOSE: THE STUDY HIGHLIGHTS THE DYNAMICS OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN GORJ COUNTY, BETWEEN 15.09.2021-01.12.2021, PERIOD CORRESPONDING TO THE FOURTH WAVE OF THE PANDEMIC, MANIFESTED AT NATIONAL LEVEL. THE STUDY FOCUSED, ON THE ONE HAND, ON REVEALING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PANDEMIC EVOLUTION IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF GORJ COUNTY, AND ON THE OTHER HAND ON HIGHLIGHTING THE DEGREE OF SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH HIGHER EDUCATION IN COMBATING THE SPREAD OF THE PANDEMIC, BY ACCEPTING / REJECTING VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19. THIS LED TO CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REASONS BEHIND THE HESITATION OR REFUSAL OF VACCINATION AGAINST THE SARS-COV-2 CORONAVIRUS. METHODS: THE STUDY WAS BUILT ON THE BASIS OF STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF AVAILABLE OFFICIAL DATA AND A QUESTIONNAIRE APPLIED ONLINE TO PEOPLE WITH A MINIMUM AGE OF 21, GRADUATES OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND WITH PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN GORJ COUNTY. RESULTS: THE STUDY SHOWS A LOWER ACCEPTANCE OF COVID-19 VACCINES, COMPARED TO THE MANDATORY AND OPTIONAL VACCINES FOUND IN THE NATIONAL VACCINATION SCHEDULE. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT HIGHLIGHTS THE LOW LEVEL OF TRUST IN THE ROMANIAN MEDICAL SYSTEM COMPARED TO THE LEVEL OF TRUST IN DOCTORS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IT REVEALS HIGHER PERCENTAGES OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE COVID19 VACCINATION OF PEOPLE FROM URBAN AREAS IN GORJ COUNTY AND THOSE WITH HIGHER EDUCATION. CONCLUSIONS: THE STUDY CONFIRMS THE INITIAL HYPOTHESIS REGARDING THE HIGHER DEGREE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PEOPLE LIVING IN URBAN AREAS AND THOSE WHO HAVE GRADUATED HIGHER EDUCATION.

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