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Assoc. Prof. Angel Kunchev.
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At the end of August, the beginning of September I expect a new increase in the cases of those infected in Bulgaria due to the delta variant, This was stated by the Chief Sanitary Inspector Dr. Kunchev to Deutsche Welle.
According to him, the situation with vaccines in Bulgaria is very strange. In Bulgaria you can be immunized within 2 hours with the vaccine of your choice. There is no other such country in Europe. But there are no applicants, says the expert. He explains this with extremely low level of trust in all institutions, including health. “These socio-psychological systems are the most difficult to influence. They are inertial. Even if you do everything necessary, the result is visible in a few years,” says the doctor. In addition, the riverthe oil of social networks is very large. and in 80 percent of cases the information there is incorrect or distorted.
The decision, according to Dr. Kunchev, is complex. “Nand in the first place to engage all structures in the state, there is no way for the Ministry of Health to cope alone. I envy my colleagues in Germany to some extent because I see how strong support they have at the highest political level. The lower the level of trust in the institutions in Bulgaria, the more we should try to give all the information. Unfortunately, my personal impression is that it is not just a matter of information. People make this decision on an emotional basis rather than a rational one. More emphasis needs to be placed on emotional decision-making and overcoming fears. We must have the support of the media, because I do not know of any other country in Europe that gives such a wide field for the expression of outright anti-vaccination sentiments, including among fellow doctors. All this shakes people. “
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