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The study investigates the anti-vaccine attitude and the attitude towards COVID-19 in Turkey. Within the scope of the study, an online questionnaire was applied to 564 volunteers with a convenience sampling technique between 21/05/2021 and 01/06/2021. Analysis was performed with descriptive and inferential statistical analysis techniques and a multiple probit model. As a result of the estimation, it has been determined that negative claims about the vaccine have an increasing effect on the probability of being vaccinated or undecided, according to the probability of being vaccinated. It has been seen that it has a reducing effect on their thoughts about making the vaccine compulsory. Opposition to the COVID-19 vaccine has become global, and people's behaviors endanger their health, public health, and global health due to the following unscientific theories that need to be further examined scientifically. In particular, awareness-raising activities for individuals, more efficient use of social media channels for communication, support of countries' academic studies on the subject, and transparent sharing of scientific data with the public will change the attitude toward vaccines. When we look at the literature, it has been seen that social media channels are neglected in the vaccination attitude. However, it was found to be an essential factor in line with the findings obtained from the study. For this reason, it is thought that it will contribute to future studies. © 2022 The Authors.
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Objective: The aim of this descriptive study was to determine what nurses have gone through emotionally, what difficulties they have faced during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and what suggestions they proposed so that they could overcome those difficulties. Methods: The data were obtained from 1039 nurses between April 3 and 9, 2020, via an online survey. The data were obtained using the data collection form. It was then assessed through number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and chi-square test. Results: A great majority (38.7%) of the nurses had difficulty in finding personal protective equipment. Those who worked in university hospitals and shifts also reported having difficulty in accessing personal protective equipment (P < .001). The most common feelings and difficulties the subjects expressed about the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic were as follows: “I am afraid of infecting my family” and “I am angry at people who do not take the pandemic seriously/do not stay at home.” The most common solution suggestions that the nurses (n = 601) put forward about the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic were as follows: “increasing the number of nurses,” “regulating the working hours,” “increasing the training of the workers,” and “properly distributing personal protective equipment.” Conclusion: The majority of the participants seemingly had difficulty accessing personal protective equipment. Most of them were afraid of being infected with coronavirus disease and then infecting their families. They also felt sad because they could not see their families. Most of the participants suggested seeing more nurses hired and the working hours regulated. © 2020. Archives of Health Science and Research. All rights reserved.