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Onondaga County Health Commissioner Doctor Indu Gupta is hoping family, friends, and other trusted messengers will urge those who haven’t yet gotten vaccinated to do so. Roughly half of county s adults are fully vaccinated. In order to combat vaccine hesitancy, Gupta said, those trusted community members need to have continued dialogue that respects people’s unease.
“I think we need to hear the concerns, because there is a fear and I don’t think we should minimize that fear. We need to find the answers for them and provide that information the way it will resonate with them,” Gupta said. “I strongly believe that if we continue to work on that, the majority of people will be very willing to get the vaccination.”
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Dr. Indu Gupta says the key to addressing vaccine hesitancy is acknowledging the unease of those who are apprehensive to get shot.
In order to combat vaccine hesitancy, Gupta said, those trusted community members need to have continued dialogue that respects people’s unease.
“I think we need to hear the concerns, because there is a fear and I don’t think we should minimize that fear. We need to find the answers for them and provide that information the way it will resonate with them,” Gupta said. “I strongly believe that if we continue to work on that, the majority of people will be very willing to get the vaccination.”
Local Doctor Who Died of COVID-19 Honored By Spectrum News Staff Lafayette PUBLISHED 10:45 AM ET Dec. 11, 2020 PUBLISHED December 11, 2020 @10:45 AM
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A LaFayette doctor who lost her life to the coronavirus is being honored for her work in the medical field.
Dr. Adeline Fagan, 28, was working in a Houston hospital back in July when she started having COVID-19 symptoms. She was put on a ventilator, and later a machine to oxygenate her blood, but she passed away in September.
Fagan was honored by the Onondaga County Medical Society Thursday, receiving this year s Jerry Hoffman Advocacy Award. Her parents accepted the award on her behalf.