{"id":3783,"date":"2021-10-10T18:55:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T18:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astraforumfoundation.org\/vaccination-in-bulgaria\/"},"modified":"2022-02-10T22:19:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T22:19:48","slug":"vaccination-in-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astraforumfoundation.org\/en\/vaccination-in-bulgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Initiative for improving vaccination coverage in Bulgaria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3783\" class=\"elementor elementor-3783 elementor-3346\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f26c8d5 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f26c8d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69846a0\" data-id=\"69846a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aae7db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aae7db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Initiative for improving vaccination coverage in Bulgaria <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31188b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d31188b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Momchil Baev<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-765690b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"765690b\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;44abd18&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee214fa side-posts\" data-id=\"ee214fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25abbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e25abbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Initiative for improving the vaccination coverage in Bulgaria through creating a crisis communication strategy and working with non-emergency healthcare professionals in the country<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff8512 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"6ff8512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurrent state\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4cf1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4cf1fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter two years of fighting the pandemic and more than a year since administering the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in Bulgaria, the country is at the bottom of statistics in terms of vaccination coverage. About 30% of the population has received at least one dose of the approved COVID-19 vaccines.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e66285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e66285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Society is divided over vaccines against the disease due to the spread of fake news and misinformation that floods the audience from the media and social networks. The human resources in the healthcare system are insufficient to react properly and are extremely tired.<\/p><p>COVID-19 is a crisis of unknown proportions and it requires crisis interventions. Among the main risks in any crisis is its inadequate communication or the lack of a strategic communication management plan. On December 4, 2020, the Ministry of Health adopted the National Vaccination Plan against COVID-19 in the Republic of Bulgaria, which failed to achieve its mission and goal. The main shortcoming of the Plan is the lack of a Communication Strategy to it, which would pave the way for proper and timely communication with society in a way that health authorities are trusted by citizens and health professionals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe9882 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4fe9882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tActions taken\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9bf7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e9bf7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To meet this challenge, we have been working with the Ministry of Health and other health authorities since the beginning of the pandemic, which culminated in a specific initiative to increase vaccination coverage against COVID-19 in Bulgaria. In early October 2021, we signed an agreement with the Ministry, which began drafting a National Communication Strategy for COVID-19 and the vaccines against the disease, as well as targeted work with general practitioners (GPs) in all 28 provinces of the country.<\/p><p>Based on the understanding that non-emergency healthcare professionals and GPs in particular should be the main pillar in the country&#8217;s vaccination policy, we are preparing professional discussions for these specialists in all 28 provinces of the country. Historically, GPs have always had the primary responsibility for administering vaccines to the population, but this is not sufficient for COVID-19 vaccines. For the purposes of the discussions, we are developing a specialized handbook for non-emergency healthcare workers, which is based on materials and expertise of the WHO and UNICEF, whose national offices in Bulgaria are partners in this initiative.<\/p><p>With an extremely high frequency, our team receives reports of GPs telling their patients &#8220;for now&#8221; not to get vaccinated, to wait or not to do so at all, because it is a health risk. All the scientific evidence refutes this, and vaccines remain our only way to fight the pandemic. In discussions with non-emergency healthcare workers, we will address all topics related to immunity, concomitant and chronic diseases of patients that cause their hesitations, common myths and false claims about vaccines, as well as specific methods of communication of vaccines with patients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2aa6e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"cc2aa6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinancial support\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0382d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0382d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Support for the Astra Forum Foundation within this initiative is provided by the America for Bulgaria Foundation. The statements and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the Astra Forum Foundation and do not necessarily reflect the views of the America Foundation for Bulgaria or its partners.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa4673a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa4673a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3386 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/astraforumfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Bild_2022-01-12_210847-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"118\" height=\"118\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/astraforumfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Bild_2022-01-12_210847-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/astraforumfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Bild_2022-01-12_210847-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/astraforumfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Bild_2022-01-12_210847.png 341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/><\/p><p><em>The America for Bulgaria Foundation (ABF) is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonpolitical American grant-making foundation working in partnership with Bulgarians to strengthen the country\u2019s private sector and related democratic institutions. The America for Bulgaria Foundation builds on the success of the Bulgarian-American Enterprise Fund, an investment fund created in 1991 by the U.S. Congress with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development. 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