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This was the first study to evaluate healthcare professionals’ fear of COVID-19 and their attitudes towards vaccination before the COVID-19 vaccination program started in Turkey
It was determined that almost half of the healthcare professionals were undecided regarding the coronavirus vaccine, they had positive views about vaccination and they were mostly concerned about the side effects of the vaccine.
Healthcare professionals experienced moderate fear and that fear of COVID-19 was significantly higher in female healthcare professionals, in healthcare professionals who had the influenza vaccine, and in healthcare professionals who were not diagnosed with COVID-19.