Poll conducted in Benton, Washington, Sebastian counties on vaccine hesitancy Share Updated: 6:43 PM CDT Jul 6, 2021 Share Updated: 6:43 PM CDT Jul 6, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript SPOKE TO THE GROUP BEHIND THE STUDY RYAN CORK WITH NWA COUNCIL SAYS THEY WANTED TLEARN O MORE ABOUT "WHY" ELIGIE BL PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE NOT GETTING THE VACCINE. Ryan Cork, executive director for Northwest Arkansas Council Health Care Transformation Division "we had a lot of theories t bu really didn't have any research that connected our theories together as to the why." CORK SAYS IN APRIL, BENTON, WASHINGTON, AND SEBASTIAN UNCOTIES STARTED SEEING FEWER AND FEWER ELIGIBLE PATIENTS COMING TO VACCINE CLINS IC THIS IS VIDEO AT A BENTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS CLINIC IN MAY... THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COUNCIL HEALTH CARE TRANSFORMATION DIVISION CONDUCTED A STUDY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BENTON AND SEBASTIAN COUNTY. Ryan Cork, executi ve director for Northwest Arkansas Council Health Care Transformation Division "So, we got together with physicians the scientist, the researchers, and those in the community to try and understand why." A PHONE POLL WAS CONDUCTED WITH 750 PARTICIPAS, NT PLUS THERE WAS AN ONLI NE POLL WITH 2,000 RESPONSES AND TWO, TWO-HOUR FOCUS GROUPS WERE DONE ONLINE WITH UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUAL S. 59 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE PHONE POLL STUDY HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED WHILE 30 PERCENT WERE FULLY VACCINATED AND 10 PERCT EN RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE. ((Graphic)) ABOUT ONE-THIRD (31%) OF THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED SAY THEY E AR CERTAIN, VERY LIKELY OR SOMEWHAT LIKELY TO GET VACCINATED. WHILE 65 PERCENT ARE NOT INCLINEDO T GET THE VACCINE. ((Graphic)) THE REASONING BEHIND THAT IS VARIED. Ryan Cork, executive director for Northwest Arkansas Council Health Ca Treransformation Division "patients were hesitant because they felt it w as developed too quickly, patients were hesitant because of the aspect of the governments involvement and the development of the vaccine. Reasons we all heard from families, friends and neighbors." HE SAYS THERE WERE SOME SURIRPSES IN THE FINDINGS. Ryan Cork, Executive Director for Northwest Arkansas Council Health Care Transformation Dision vi "what I was surprised abut was patients that responded I don't kn ow where to get the vaccine or how to get the vaccine." CO SRKAYS THE GOAL NOW IS TO FIND MORE CREATIVE INCENTIVES TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE SAFETY A ND EFFECTIVES OF THE VACCINE. Ryan Cork, Executive Director for Northwest Arkansas Council Health Care Transformation Divisi on "being able to help the residents in northwest Arkansas is all we want to do. Through this study we may do more, offer more, educate more, be there more, be somewhere else more." I ASKED WHAT COMES NEXT WI TH THIS RESEARCH. C..ORK SAYS THE NWA COUNCIL IS PUTTING TOGETHER A ROBUST SIX MONTH COMMUNICATION PLAN TO REACH OUT TO ALL POPULATIONS AND IN MORE LANGUAGES. AS WELL AS CONTINUED TO WITH ADVERTISEMENTS