Why some BAME patients are hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine

25/02/2021 18 min
Why some BAME patients are hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccine

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Episode Synopsis

BAME hesitancy about the COVID-19 vaccines has roots in myths that can be dispelled by pharmacists, a UKBPA member tells C+D in a podcast

Uncertainty about receiving a COVID-19 vaccine is particularly high among ethnic minority groups. In some communities, the hesitancy has roots in scandals related to other vaccines.

Luso Kumwenda, member of the UK Black Pharmacists Association (UKBPA), spoke to C+D clinical and content editor, Naimah Callachand, in a podcast about why some ethnic groups are more reluctant to have the vaccine.