Reasons behind low vaccination rate Russia 2021

According to a survey among Russian doctors from the end of March 2021, when only five Russians received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine per 100 population, the main reason behind the low vaccination rate was a general hesitancy among the population to get vaccinated against the disease. Furthermore, 46 percent of medical professionals believed that Russians distrusted domestic vaccines existing at that time.

Main reasons behind a low COVID-19 vaccination rate according to doctors in Russia in March 2021

Characteristic	Share of respondents
General vaccination hesitancy	52%
Distrust toward existing Russian vaccines	46%
Not enough vaccine doses in the region	38%
Population is not sufficiently informed about the vaccination's importance	22%
Lower incidence rates, a decline in risks and fears of getting infected with COVID-19	19%
Poor vaccination organization at points	16%
Other	6%
Hard to say	1%

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Release date

April 2021

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

March 23-29, 2021

Number of respondents

1,850 respondents

Special properties

Medical protessionals

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The original question was worded by the source as follows: "На данный момент от COVID-19 вакцинировано 5% населения страны. Как вы считаете, в чем основные причины такого темпа вакцинации в России?"

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