Cultural competence in covid-19 vaccine rollout
2020; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1136/bmj.m4845
ISSN1756-1833
AutoresWasim Hanif, Sarah Ali, Kiran Patel, Kamlesh Khunti,
Tópico(s)COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
ResumoThe development of a vaccine for SARS-CoV2 in a record nine months from concept to regulatory approval in the UK is one of the greatest scientific successes in recent history. 1 However, the speed of development and approval has led some potential recipients to have concerns about the vaccine's safety.These concerns may jeopardise the vaccination programme since the effectiveness of any vaccine depends on the number of people willing to be vaccinated.Globally, ethnic minority communities have been disproportionately affected by covid-19.Ethnicity is a major risk factor for adverse outcomes, along with age, male sex, obesity, deprivation, and comorbidities. 2 Now, at the start of the UK's national vaccination programme, culturally competent conversations with ethnic minority communities are more important than ever to enable informed consent, allay genuine concerns, break down barriers to uptake, and engage facilitators for the roll-out.
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