The Collaboration for Change represents two UK universities, nine community organisations and two small and medium size enterprises, who, in a collective effort, have conducted research on how to improve vaccine uptake among ethnic minority groups.
Uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine varies widely across communities, and the collaboration have been working to help identify the reasons behind these variations, with the aim to ultimately increase vaccine uptake. The methodology included two rapid literature reviews followed by a series of decision making frameworks to bring in the ‘true to life’ perspectives from community organisations.
A summary report is now available (see below) which highlights the critical factors that impact vaccine uptake, and provides recommendations on how to increase uptake across ethnic minority groups. Our full data are available at ReShare, a UK data repository
Below are some of the highlights of the report:
A lack of trust in the organisations and individuals encouraging vaccine uptake impacts vaccine uptake across many ethnic minority communities.
Using trusted messengers to encourage vaccine uptake may be a useful strategy to increase uptake in communities with low vaccination rates.
People are less likely to accept the offer of vaccination if little culturally and linguistically appropriate information is available to them, especially when their concerns are not covered.
Do you want to learn more about the factors that influence vaccine uptake and the strategies that can improve vaccine confidence?
Ria Sunga, Research and Community Engagement
Email: ria@egality.health
Manchester BME Network CIC
Davine Forde, Associate, Manchester BME Network CIC,
Email: davine@manchesterbmenetwork.co.uk
Charles Kwaku-Odoi, Chief Officer (CAHN)
Email: charlesk@cahn.org.uk
Hanif Bobat, Development Manager
Email: hanif@ethnichealth.org.uk
Azizzum Akhtar, Chief Executive
Email: aakhtar@rema-online.org.uk
Ceri Durham, Interim CEO,
Social Action for Health
Email: cerid@safh.org.uk
Phanuel Mutumburi, Business and Operations Director
Email: phanuel@iscre.org.uk
Susan Cueva, Trustee
Email: susancueva@kanlungan.org.uk
Mobile: 07397796238
Kirit Mistry, Chairman and Founder
Email: southasianhealthaction@gmail.com
Mobile: 079405166661
Shabir Banday, Director
Email: shabir@reachhealth.org.uk
Shaun Treweek, Professor of Health Services Research
Email: streweek@mac.com
Ria Sunga, Research and Community Engagement
Email: ria@egality.health
Ash Rishi, CEO and Co-Founder
Email: ash@couchhealth.co
Charles Kwaku-Odoi, Chief Officer (CAHN),
Email: charlesk@cahn.org.uk
Ceri Durham, Interim CEO, Social Action for Health
Email: cerid@safh.org.uk
Charles Kwaku-Odoi, Chief Officer (CAHN),
Email: charlesk@cahn.org.uk
Phanuel Mutumburi, Business and Operations Director
Email: phanuel@iscre.org.uk
Azizzum Akhtar, Chief Executive
Email: aakhtar@rema-online.org.uk
Talia Isaacs
Email: talia.isaacs@ucl.ac.uk
Kirit Mistry, Chairman and Founder
Email: southasianhealthaction@gmail.com
Mobile: 07940516666
Shaun Treweek, Professor of Health Services Research
Email: streweek@mac.com
Shabir Banday, Director
Email: shabir@reachhealth.org.uk
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