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Objective: The research was conducted to examine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on individuals and their attitudes towards the Covid-19 vaccine. Material and Methods: The research is descriptive. The sample of the study consists of men and women over the age of 18. Since it would not be possible to reach the whole universe in the research, the random sampling method was used. 1708 volunteers were included in the study. Research data were collected via an online questionnaire (Google form). The survey was delivered to the participants via social networking sites (facebook, instagram, twitter) and mobile groups (instagram, telegram). Research data were collected using the survey method. The data collection tool, prepared by the researchers by scanning the literature, consists of the Covid-19 Pandemic Impact Questionnaire and the socio-demographic Information Form, which also includes the questions about the vaccine. Results: 58.8% of the participants were women, 51.7% werebetween the ages of 18-23, 77% had a university level education, 49.6% were students, 26.8% were civil servants, 25% .9 of them work full time, 51.8% of them use social media frequently; During the pandemic process, 32.2% of the reasons for using the internet the most were students, 14% used it for their work; 89.3% of them said that your lifestyle has changed during the pandemic; 76.3% of the participants said that this change was negative, 63.4% of the participants had Covid-19 disease in themselves or their relatives, 62.3% of them were relatives or close relatives and 42.8% of those around them received Covid-19 treatment. It has been determined that there are people who died due to Covid-19 in their vicinity, 43.2% do not want to be vaccinated, if they have to be vaccinated, 47% want to wait for the local vaccine, 24.7% prefer the German-based BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine. While 22.7% of the participants did not find the vaccines safe, 14.1% stated that they did not trust the vaccines being produced in foreign countries, 40.6% stated that the vaccines were useful and wanted to be. Most of the participants experienced fear and anxiety during the pandemic process, mask-distance and cleaning against the virus, not being in crowded places, etc. It has been determined that they pay attention to rules such as. Conclusion and Suggestions: It was concluded that the participants were under the influence of the psychological and sociological trauma caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic, they stayed away from the Covid-19 vaccine even though they felt the disease and death were close, they described the vaccines as unnecessary and unsafe, and they wanted to wait for the domestic vaccine. For these reasons, it is recommended to make health education plans based on sociological foundations by establishing inter-institutional cooperation with a multidisciplinary approach in order to create community awareness.

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