Understanding vaccine hesitancy through communities of place, Institute for Community Studies

This UK-US collaborative study highlights the importance of tapping into local knowledge and leadership in efforts to improve Covid-19 vaccine take-up. Produced together with the Institute for Community Research and Boston University in the United States, the study explores levels of vaccine engagement in four locations: Oldham and Tower Hamlets in the United Kingdom, and the cities of Boston and Hartford in the United States. In all four localities, the survey finds the authorities ' ' top-down ' approach to vaccine distribution and education has been ineffective, and that applying a ' community engagement approach ' instead – involving community groups and trusted leaders in vaccine distribution and education – can improve take-up rates.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news