Black Hispanic communities devastated by casualties are taking COVID-19 security precautions

HealthDay News – Black and Hispanic communities’ perspectives on behavior and testing to contain COVID-19 have been shaped by devastating experiences, yet vaccine skepticism persists, according to a study published online on JAMA Network Open on July 15 .

Manuel E. Jimenez, MD, of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and colleagues attempted to share experiences and perspectives on COVID-19 containment behaviors (e.g. communities. Interviews were conducted with 111 black and Hispanic individuals and nine Healthcare workers from these communities carried out.

The researchers found that participants described the devastating impact the pandemic had on themselves, their loved ones and their communities, with their experiences marked by fear, illness, loss and separation. While these experiences motivated an intensive search for information, defense behavior and tests, there was great skepticism about vaccines in all groups. In particular, participants did not trust the vaccine development process and wanted clearer information. In addition, black participants reported that they did not want to be test subjects.

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“Scientists and officials need to work transparently to answer unanswered questions and work with trusted community leaders and health professionals to promote partnership approaches rather than focusing on marketing campaigns to eradicate vaccination skepticism,” the authors write.

One author revealed financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry.

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