Reasons for not getting a flu vaccine Russia 2019

The most common reason to not get a flu vaccine in 2019 was the opinion that a person's health was good so their body itself could fight the disease, as per nearly 30 percent of respondents. The second most popular answer was the disbelief in the vaccine's effectiveness, submited by under a quarter of the participants. One fifth considered the flu shot to do more harm than good to the body.

Why are you not planning to get a flu vaccine neither for yourself nor for your family members this year?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Do not need this, my health is good / the body itself can fight	29%
Do not believe in its effectiveness	23%
The vaccination would do more harm than good to the body**	20%
Do not trust vaccines / do not know what would be injected	11%
Cannot due to my health condition, there are contraindications / allergy	8%
Not used to getting a flu vaccine	6%
Hope I would not get sick	5%
No time	3%
Engage in self-treatment, use folk remedies	3%
Have done it recently	2%
No financial possibility	1%
Do not trust doctors / our medicine	1%
Do not know where to get informed about it	1%
Procedure is unpleasant, scared of injections	1%

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Release date

October 2019

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

September 27, 2019

Number of respondents

1,600 respondents*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The original question was formulated by the source as follows: "If you are not planning to get a flu vaccine neither for yourself nor for your family members this year, then why?" An open question with a maximum of five answers.
* Refers to the total number of survey respondents. The given question was asked only among those who answered they were not planning on getting the vaccine.
** Related answers: the immune system gets weaker after a vaccine / one gets sick more often

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