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[Relationship of patients with multiple sclerosis to vaccination against COVID-19]
1Sverdlovsk Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Objective:
To study the attitude of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) to vaccination as a method of preventing infectious diseases, in particular, COVID-19.
Material And Methods:
The data of a survey of 408 patients with MS in the Sverdlovsk region in relation to vaccination against COVID-19, conducted using the original questionnaire, were analyzed.
Results:
According to the survey data, 266 (65.2%) patients with MS are positive about vaccination. 222 (54.4%) patients with MS refused vaccination. The most common reasons for refusal were - fear that the vaccine could worsen the state of health - 44.1%, coronavirus infection in the last 6 months - 14.85%, «I was always told that I should not be vaccinated» - 14.4%, a combination of the above answers - 16.65%. The accumulated world experience and our observations demonstrate the important role of vaccination of patients with MS from COVID-19.
Conclusions:
It is necessary to rise the awareness of vaccination among patients with MS, since until recently this has been given insufficient attention.
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