Less than a third of Russians supported flu vaccination

Many Russian enterprises carry out flu vaccination, but only 29% of the country's population believe that vaccination should be done. This is reported in a study of the SuperJob online platform, which I reviewed on September 22. "Газета.Ru ".

"Only 29% of the economically active population of Russia believe that the flu vaccine should be given annually. 46% of respondents hold the opposite point of view, another 25% find it difficult to answer," the study records.

It is clarified that men are slightly more likely to support vaccination than women (31 and 29%, respectively). Young people under 35 years of age (32%) are most often in favor of flu vaccination.

"Among respondents with incomes of up to 50 thousand rubles per month, 30% approve of vaccination, while among those earning over 100 thousand - only 25%," the results of the study added.

Among Russian companies, only 37% of respondents consider vaccination to be an effective measure of flu prevention. Approximately the same percentage of companies refuse to use any protection measures against seasonal diseases.

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