Attitude to vaccination against coronavirus infection of respondents of the Russian Federation with different life experiences

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship of respondents with different life experiences to vaccination against the new coronavirus infection. As the main research method, a questionnaire was used and the respondents were presented with three types of questionnaires, such as with questions about socio-demographic data, about attitudes towards vaccination, about past events related to Covid-19. In total, 186 people (130 women and 56 men) with different education and employment levels took part in the study. The study shows that students receiving medical education did not differ from respondents with a different direction of education in relation to vaccination. Experiences with their own illness and the loss of loved ones, or acquaintances and colleagues, were associated with a greater focus on vaccination than the absence of related events related to COVID-19. The novelty of the research lies in the collection of empirical data on a relevant problem, in identifying the contribution of life experience to adherence to immune prevention.