The Attitude of Dentists Towards COVID-19 Vaccination in Turkey: A Survey Study

Abstract

vere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)” caused by the SARS-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. COVID-19 was first seen in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, in December 2019 and rapidly caused an epidemic around the world.1 COVID-19 was announced as a global epidemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020.2 This disease has affected a large number of people. As of October 2021, 243 million cases and over 4.9 million deaths have been reported worldwide by WHO. In Turkey, it is seen that there are 7.7 million cases and more than 68 thousand deaths.2 Turkiye Klinikleri J Dental Sci. 2022;28(2):273-81