New research has highlighted a range of concerns and misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine in culturally and linguistically diverse communities, with advocates calling on governments to work with local community leaders to address them.
One respondent said:"Nobody knows what to do. My GP doesn’t even know what I should do, whether I should have it or not."The study found over-65s were the most likely age group to get vaccinated, while younger people aged 18-24 were the most likely to be vaccine hesitant.
The study also found 19 per cent of respondents still did not have a clear idea of how and where they could get vaccinated. The report authors found the issue of rare blood clots associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine had led to “considerable fear and hesitancy” among CALD communities. The research found official government health websites were not considered"go-to" sources of information among CALD communities, with less than one in ten respondents relying on it as a"primary source" of information.
“This is a big wake-up call. This research tells us that government websites simply do not cut it when it comes to communicating with CALD groups – less than 10 per cent said this was their primary source of information,” NCOSS CEO Joanna Quilty said.
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