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Vaccinated participants for Sars Cov-2 had higher levels of fear (U=117,569.00, p&lt;0.001) and individuals with unspecified employment status had a higher level of fear compared to civil servants, pensioners, unemployed, private employees and freelancers (H = 17.225, p=0.004). Higher levels of fear were also seen by those who reported that they were uncertain that the COVID-19 pandemic was likely to be treated soon compared to those who believed it would be treated soon and those who did not believed this (H = 31.299, p&lt;0.001). Vaccinated citizens showed a higher stigmatization rate of health professionals. Professional uncertainty and unemployment shows that they are a factor for increased fear. Strong social and family ties also indicate the reduced presence of stigmatization. \nConclusions: An important imprint of the pandemic was the stigmatization of population\u2019s groups, such as health professionals, foreigners, as well as the infected by COVID-19. 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