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Oliver Laughland brings us a special report on vaccine hesitancy this morning from Tuskegee and Florala in the US:
In 1997, President Bill Clinton apologized for the Tuskegee study, which he described as “clearly racist”. Two decades on, the legacy of what happened here has been routinely cited as a reason many Black Americans remain distrustful of the country’s medical systems and also the Covid-19 vaccine itself.
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A five-pronged approach focused on the five C’s – confidence, complacency, convenience, communication and context – is needed to combat vaccine hesitancy, according to scientists from the UK, US and South Africa.
PA report that writing in the Royal Society of Medicine journal, they say complacency due to lower perceptions of personal risk and disease severity, particularly among younger people and those of lower socioeconomic status, is strongly associated with lower vaccine uptake.
Can I just add my two penny worth and heartily encourage all 18-35 year old to havex the vaccination . It makes sense . @NHS@NHSEngland @NHSDigital
