Table 2.
Patients’ opinions about the vaccine
| Q1. Do you know what the most common symptoms of the flu virus are (multiple choice)? | ||
| Frequency (n) | Percent | |
| High fever above 40oC | 166 | 70.3 |
| Muscle ache | 192 | 81.4 |
| Runny nose | 126 | 53.4 |
| I don’t know | 18 | 7.6 |
| Q2. Do you think the flu vaccine is effective? | ||
| Frequency (n) | Percent | |
| Yes | 79 | 33.5 |
| No | 37 | 15.7 |
| I don’t know | 120 | 50.8 |
| Q3. Do you think the flu vaccine is safe for patients? | ||
| Frequency (n) | Percent | |
| Yes | 47 | 19.9 |
| No | 20 | 8.5 |
| I don’t know | 169 | 71.6 |
| Q4. Do you think flu vaccination should be free (reimbursed for all citizens)? | ||
| Frequency (n) | Percent | |
| Yes | 194 | 82.2 |
| No | 11 | 4.7 |
| I don’t know | 31 | 13.1 |
| Q5. Do you know what the difference between the flu and the coronavirus is? | ||
| Frequency (n) | Percent | |
| It is easier to catch the coronavirus | 59 | 25.0 |
| The coronavirus is more likely to be fatal than the flu virus | 78 | 33.1 |
| These viruses are not different | 23 | 9.7 |
| I don’t know | 87 | 36.9 |