Covid vaccine hesitancy

Dr Nikki Turner discusses why people are vaccine hesitant and how we can help alleviate concerns and move patients from vaccine hesitant to fully immunised.

Topics

Definitions and terminology.
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Why are people vaccine hesitant?
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Vaccine hesitant to immunised- the how to make this happen.
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What other winning stratergies?
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Equity.
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Our Obligations as health professionals.
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Take home messages

Reasons for not accepting a vaccine are much broader than just the individual decision and include the ability of the health system to deliver, trust and communication with us as providers, the social environment the individual lives in and historical exp
The way we communicate is vital – effective framing and story telling are vital
Hesitant people can and do get vaccinated
Assume willingness to be vaccinated, make clear recommendations right at the start
Listen and connect – share our values to establish trust
Sell the whole cake – we are in this together as a community

Resources

Will access to COVID-19 vaccine in Aotearoa be equitable for priority populations? | OPEN ACCESS NZ Medical Journal Vol 134 No 1535: 21 May 2021
Māori and Pacific people in New Zealand have a higher risk of hospitalisation for COVID-19 | OPEN ACCESS NZ Medical Journal Vol 134 No 1538: 9 July 2021
COVID-19: Vaccine research insights Ministry of Health website
Missing the Point — How Primary Care Can Overcome Covid-19 Vaccine “Hesitancy” June 24, 2021 N Engl J Med 2021; 384:e100
Expectations for COVID-19 vaccination released for doctors and dentists Medical Council of New Zealand 28 April 2021

Patient Resources

Presenter

Nikki Turner

General Practitioner & Immunologist

Nikki is an academic General Practitioner, Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC) and an Associate Professor in the Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland. She is also an honorary Associate Professor for the University of Otago, Wellington.