Addressing health beliefs in vaccination policies to increase uptake among older adults from ethnic minority backgrounds

Commentary on: Bhanu C, Gopal DP, Walters K, et al. Vaccination uptake amongst older adults from minority ethnic backgrounds: a systematic review. PLoS Med 2011; 18(11):e1003826. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003826 Implications for practice and research Healthcare professionals should tailor vaccination education to address people’s health belief models to minimise hesitancy. An empirical study exploring the health beliefs and other factors influencing vaccination uptake among older adults from minority ethnic backgrounds. Context Vaccine hesitancy is high among individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds (EMB). Globally, an age-based vaccination approach was implemented during the initiation of the COVID-19 vaccination.1 In this approach, older people were prioritised to receive COVID-19 vaccination since older adults were prone to contracting the disease as well as experiencing severe morbidity and mortality from the virus. This was more so in older EMB adults than similar-aged Caucasians. Despite availability of COVID-19 vaccines, vaccination...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Health promotion and public health Commentary Source Type: research