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Mistrust, misinformation and a lack of access prove challenges for vaccinating Hispanic population.
Leaders in the Hispanic community said that population has been hit particularly hard by the spread of COVID-19. When enough vaccines become available, they said that community health centers could play a key role in getting vaccinations to vulnerable populations.
Experts said some of barriers to this population include mistrust, misinformation and a lack of access to those larger vaccination clinics.
To address that, leaders at places like Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center said they will be stepping in and using their community connections to increase distribution in the Hispanic community. Gil Munoz, who works at the center, said often times many folks in this population are concerned about providing too much information to medical facilities or hospitals for a variety of reason, including concerns over their immigration status or that of a family member.
Social media ‘micro-influencers’ join effort to get America vaccinated
Health care leaders are relying on social media and local doctors and nurses to battle vaccine skepticism, especially in hard-hit minority communities.
A healthcare worker receives a second Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at Beaumont Health in Southfield, Mich. | Paul Sancya/AP Photo
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Health care providers scrambling to build trust in Covid-19 vaccines are amassing a digital army to win over skeptics, enlisting everyone from faith leaders to social media stars to promote confidence in the shots especially in hard-to-reach communities.
A community health clinic in Oregon has local business owners and clinical staff texting, tweeting and Snapchatting messages encouraging their contacts to get vaccinated. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia is prodding all physicians to make regular social media posts promoting inoculation, even maintaining a repository of vaccine-related
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Vaccine Advisory Committee Decides Which Priority Groups Should Get Vaccinated Next
The VAC is tasked with sequencing specific priority groups not included in Phases 1a and 1b. The committee was directed to seriously consider health equity when making their recommendations.
Posted: Jan 28, 2021 5:49 PM
Posted By: Michael Cerullo
SALEM, Ore. Oregon’s 27-person Vaccine Advisory Committee decided today to prioritize people with chronic conditions over people of color in its recommendations to the Oregon Health Authority.
While some members had reservations about this decision, others agreed that it would still benefit Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities due to current health inequities.