PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

To study the attitude of university students of the Republic of Bashkortostan to vaccination against Sars-CoV-2.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

In four universities of the Republic of Bashkortostan, a survey of students was carried out to clarify their attitude to vaccine prevention of a new coronavirus infection. The research was carried out by the method of random sampling using Google Forms-online platform for compiling questionnaires, collecting and analyzing the data obtained. The period of the study is September 2021. The data were processed using the Microsoft Office Excel 2010 software package.

RESULTS

According to the results of the survey, 79.12% of students were vaccinated, most of them decided to vaccinate in order to protect themselves and others from SARS-CoV-2. 54.94% of respondents are planning revaccination. Despite the high level of vaccination coverage of student youth, there is a need for detailed and reliable information by medical workers of students who have doubts about the need for vaccination, who accounted for 37.0% of the number of respondents.

CONCLUSION

The results of the study actualize the need for reasoned educational work on the part of medical workers to increase the commitment of student youth to immunization. The scale of misinformation in the media and the Internet is forcing the medical community to intensify its professional activities to actively disseminate evidence-based information using both social networks and traditional media. Active, reliable communication will help build student confidence in COVID-19 vaccination.