How to convince people to accept a Covid-19 vaccine - Knowable Magazine
How to convince people to accept a Covid-19 vaccine - Knowable Magazine How to convince people to accept a Covid-19 vaccine - Knowable Magazine Posted: 31 Mar 2021 12:59 PM PDT Hesitancy rates are falling but they're still sizable, especially among certain groups. Easy access and trusted community messengers are keys to moving the needle. By John H. Tibbetts The most common strategy for a vaccination campaign is simple: "If we build it, they will come." But what if millions of Americans won't get vaccinated for Covid-19? A growing number of experts say that public health agencies have it backward. The strategy should be: "If we build it, we must take it to the people." In a January 2021 survey of Americans, more than 4 in 10 Black adults, about the same proportion of all young people (age 18 to 29), and nearly as many Hispanic adults said they would be hesitant about getting an FDA-approved vaccine when it is av...