"Vaccine hesitancy" an erroneous term- no BAME person is "hesitant" to protect themselves, family & community from illness/death. Issue is about trust, confidence, messaging as identified by SAGE back in July 2020 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/914924/s0649-public-health-messaging-bame-communities.pdf 👇👇 1/3
SAGE July 2020: "During a pandemic, many racial and ethnic minority communities may be less willing to trust
government communications on pandemic measures due to historical issues and contemporary
perceptions of institutional racism" 2/3
The messenger is as important as the message-recently called Asian 85yr old refusing vaccine due to social media misinformation - 1 minute after speaking to him as his GP he was happy to be vaccinated - vaccine delivery via GP sites likely to increase uptake amongst BAME popln.
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