Publications by authors named "Corneliu Nicolae Zaharia"
Background: Many countries had initial success with HPV vaccination campaigns worldwide. The HPV vaccine coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic dropped consistently. The aim of our research is to assess the barriers and facilitators of the current Romanian HPV vaccination campaign.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: COVID-19 vaccination started in Romania in December 2020. Child vaccination started in 2021 with children aged 12-15 years in August. For children aged 5-11 years, vaccination started in January 2022.
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- In December 2020, COVID-19 vaccines were introduced in Romania, but vaccine hesitancy among medical and social staff emerged as a significant obstacle to ending the pandemic.
- A study was conducted with 1,025 participants from March to July 2021, revealing that 70.42% were vaccinated, while 302 did not receive any vaccine, and 188 of those actively refused vaccination.
- Results indicated that factors like geographic location, gender, and profession significantly influenced vaccine acceptance, highlighting that persistent hesitancy among healthcare workers could affect public attitudes towards vaccination.