The Views of the Citizens Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination

The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been ongoing for over three years. After the initial months of confusion and searching for different solutions in the fight against this disease, several different vaccines were developed. Although they were eagerly awaited, social networks were flooded with negative and discouraging comments about vaccines. Citizens’ views on this issue varied not only from country to country but also within the same country. At the same time, a certain number of officials in some countries contributed to a negative view of vaccines. Therefore, the first goal of this paper is to review the results of research conducted in different countries and then analyze the results of research conducted in Serbia. The sample consisted of 301 respondents. The results of the research show that the majority of respondents refused to be vaccinated, as they do not believe in the effectiveness or safety of the vaccine against COVID-19, nor do they trust the state authorities in their fight against the pandemic.