Assessment to Receive the Vaccinate Against COVID-19 Among Adult Saudi Population 2020

Abstract

1. Background

      The world health organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic on 11th March 2020. COVID-19 also referred to as coronavirus disease 2019 is a rising respiratory disease that is caused by a novel coronavirus which was initially detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, the disease is extremely infectious and therefore the outbreak has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the WHO. Developing immunity by vaccination implies that the danger and effects of the disease are decreased. This immunity will help you combat the infection when exposed. Vaccinations are a crucial new instrument in the fight against COVID-19. The vaccinations of COVID-19 protect against the condition as the immune reaction to the SARS-Cov-2 virus develops.

Aim of the study: To assess the prevalence of the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine and their determinants among adult Saudi population.

Method: A cross-sectional survey done with a snowball sample. Study participants from regions spanning in the main cities in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah). The logistical regression analysis has been used to model key parameters foreseeing the acceptance of vaccines among responders. A self-administered questionnaire was created and sent via social media sites and email to the study participants. All of our people attended (800).

Results: the reasons for rejection of vaccine the majority of the participants answer they don't think the vaccine is safe were(43.5%)followed by they don’t think the vaccine is effective were(28.4%), while other reasons were(18.4%), while they don't trust the sources that encourage the vaccinate were(15.6%), but The sources I trust don't encourage me to take the new Corona virus vaccine were (14.6%), while  i am not  satisfied  with  vaccinations L am  not convinced of general vaccinations, including the vaccine against the new Corona virus were(13.3%).

Conclusion: the need of developing effective communication strategies emphasizing vaccine science in ways that are accessible to individuals with lower levels of education and vaccine literacy to increase vaccination uptake, the demand for and high acceptability of COVID-19 vaccinations among the Saudi populations was significant. A lot of adults are eager to get a COVID-19 vaccine, in order to broaden the coverage of vaccination, immunization programs must remove obstacles to vaccine quality and comfort.