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COVID-19 Vaccination: The Extent of Knowledge and Perception in Health Care Workers of Rural Tertiary Health Center in India.

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Dr Afshan Kausar1 , Dr Syed Maaz Hussain2 , Dr Shadab Munawar Moosa3 , Uzma Afreen

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BACKGROUND: Mass vaccination is a key preventive approach against COVID-19 pandemic and governments have prioritized health care workers (HCWs) for vaccination. HCWs are the frontline army of the COVID-19 pandemic and are at a high risk of infection. Some studies have documented that not the entire HCWS are ready to accept COVID-19 vaccines, when offered in their country. HCW acceptance or rejection, can influence the general population's perception towards COVID-19 vaccines. Thus the study was planned to determine the COVID‐19 vaccine perception and to improve vaccine awareness among HCWS of Maharashtra, India

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