COVID-19: Ethnic minorities, low-income people less likely to take vaccine, reveals survey

As UK began mass vaccination campaign, a recent survey found people from ethnic mirity backgrounds or with lower incomes are less likely to take coronavirus jab. A new study commissioned by Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) said that while three-quarters of those polled would take a COVID-19 vaccine, figure fell to 57 per cent among Black people and those from Asian and ethnic mirity backgrounds. recent survey has w raised concerns about wher jab would reach communities that have been hit disproportionately hard by unprecedented pandemic. 

According to research, RSPH found that three in four, i.e., 76 per cent, of British public would take a COVID-19 vaccine, with just eight per cent stating y would be very unlikely to do so. body said that study “revealed significantly more hesitance among lower-income groups” as well, with 70 per cent of lowest earners likely to agree to jab, compared to 84 per cent of highest earners. survey ted that reluctance among mirity groups has been exacerbated by misinformation and anti-vaccination campaigns on social media. 

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Christina Marriott, chief executive of RSPH, said, “We have kwn for years that different communities have different levels of satisfaction in National Health Service. More recently we have seen anti-vaccination messs have been specifically targeted at different groups, including different ethnic or religious communities”. 

She ded, “But se are exactly groups which have suffered most through COVID. y continue to be most at risk of getting ill and most at risk of dying. So, government, NHS and local public health must rapidly and proactively work with se communities. And ir most effective ways of working will be with local community groups”. 

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Concerning, but unsurprising 

Previous studies have also shown that Black people and ethnic mirities are most ay risk of contracting and dying from virus, as a result of genetic conditions such as diabetes as well as socio-ecomic circumstances such as living conditions and occupations. recent survey, on or hand, is t surprising in light of past experience of race of vaccines to mirity groups, but y appear to be particularly worrying as it suggesting vaccine may t reach communities that have been disproportionately impacted. 

report furr highlighted encouraging finding that BAME respondents who were t willing to be vaccinated were receptive to offers of furr health information from ir general practitioner. As per survey, over one third said that y would likely change ir minds and get jab if given more information by ir doctors about effective it is. RSPH said that recent survey found that parents in mirity ethnic groups were three times more likely to reject vaccine for mselves and ir children than White parents. Moreover, polling revealed significantly more hesitancy among lower-income groups. 

(With inputs from PTI) 

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