Challenges in anti-COVID-19 immunization in primary health care centers of the Republic of Moldova
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CHIOSA, Diana, IGNAT, Rodica, ȘALARU, Virginia, GÎŢU, Lora, TOMACINSCHII, Angela, VATAMANIUC, Angela, KUROCHKIN, G. S.. Challenges in anti-COVID-19 immunization in primary health care centers of the Republic of Moldova. In: Perspectives of the Balkan medicine in the post COVID-19 era: The 37th Balkan Medical Week. The 8th congress on urology, dialysis and kidney transplant from the Republic of Moldova “New Horizons in Urology”, Ed. 37, 7-9 iunie 2023, Chişinău. București: Balkan Medical Union, 2023, Ediția 37, p. 123. ISSN Print: ISSN 1584-9244 ISSN-L 1584-9244 Online: ISSN 2558-815X.
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Perspectives of the Balkan medicine in the post COVID-19 era
Ediția 37, 2023
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37, Chişinău, Moldova, 7-9 iunie 2023

Challenges in anti-COVID-19 immunization in primary health care centers of the Republic of Moldova


Pag. 123-123

Chiosa Diana, Ignat Rodica, Șalaru Virginia, Gîţu Lora, Tomacinschii Angela, Vatamaniuc Angela, Kurochkin G. S.
 
”Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
 
 
Disponibil în IBN: 21 decembrie 2023


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Introduction. The introduction of antiCOVID-19 vaccination has brought a variety of challenges in the vaccination campaign. The aim was to identify challenges at the primary health care (PHC) institutions with respect to the national anti-COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the Republic of Moldova. Material and methods. The study was included 61 medical worker respondents from 39 PHC vaccination centers, between October and November 2021. The list of evaluated centers was proposed by the Ministry of Health. The activities were carried out using the World Health Organization supportive supervision tool. Results. The analysis of the interview results identified that the medical staff reported being overworked, physically and morally exhausted. Only 2/3 of the interviewed staff felt safe in performing immunization procedures, a substantial part being unsure of the effectiveness of personal protection measures at the workplace. The most common challenges in the management of anti-COVID-19 immunizations were the refusal of the population to be vaccinated due to a lack of trust in the vaccine, caused by the negative influence of social networks, cult servants, myths and fake news, insufficient involvement of public administration in promoting vaccination and lack of vaccines preferred by the population. Conclusions. Immunization against COVID-19 has caused challenges for PHC. Overworked staff, insufficiently informed population, myths, as well as the lack of vaccines requested by patients, generated the greatest challenges in achieving vaccination.