This country has been classified as having the largest COVID-19 vaccine hesitant population among six countries that were part of a recent study. According to the COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Survey of 2021, the main reasons given by participants in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), for avoiding vaccination is a lack of trust and uncertainty of its long-term side effects. The survey, which was commissioned by UNICEF, funded by USAID …
This country has been classified as having the largest COVID-19 vaccine hesitant population among six countries that were part of a recent study. According to the COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Survey of 2021, the main reasons given by participants in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), for avoiding vaccination is a lack of trust and uncertainty of its long-term side effects. The survey, which was commissioned by UNICEF, funded by USAID …
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With COVID-19 vaccination efforts underway in Orange County, hope runs high that the pandemic will soon end and life will return to normal. But for the 25% of Orange County residents who are low-income Medi-Cal recipients, hope may be tempered by a level of distrust in the vaccine and hindered by other socioeconomic barriers that keep them from pursuing vaccination.
Allowing this population of 800,000 to stay on the sidelines is simply not an option. CalOptima, Orange County’s Medi-Cal plan, and the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) are collaborating to launch an equity program, raise awareness and build vaccine acceptance in certain ethnic groups, vulnerable populations and cities disproportionately affected by COVID-19.