The controversy surrounding vaccination of young people against COVID‐19

Verd, Sergio; Fernández-Bernabeu, Marisa; Cardo, Esther

doi:10.1111/apa.16156

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“…As mentioned, communities are dynamic and so are their priorities. Despite this setback, the other engaged community remained interested in the project and, most specifically, in bringing Indigenous voices into the controversial space surrounding COVID-19 vaccines (Priebe et al, 2022;Verd et al, 2022). As a result, the lab scrambled to convert a project conceived for two communities into work that could feasibly be completed within one.…”

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The Long Story of an Indigenous Health Research Project

Sullivan

McIlduff

2023

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Indigenous health inequities represent a significant challenge for health research and programming. The research seeking to address these inequities also faces significant challenges. To guide researchers through these challenges, several resources exist. That said, the real world of Indigenous research is complex and contains much that, experience suggests, is not accounted for by existing resources. Therefore, this article tells the full and honest story of conducting research within largely Western systems the barriers they present to Indigenous community-based health research that respects self-determination and culture. When relevant to discussion, examples will be provided from a recently completed COVID-19 vaccine promotion research project. In telling this story, many questions are posed, some of these are tentatively answered, and many are left for contemplation and future work. When answers are provided, they often stem from personal experience, and so, conclusions should be approached cautiously. Regardless, prioritizing respectful and authentic relationships appears to be a universal compass that can guide researchers to the good way. Still, more consistent and honest reporting of barriers, failures, and opportunities may be needed to truly reflect the challenging realities of ethical Indigenous research.

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The Long Story of an Indigenous Health Research Project

Sullivan

McIlduff

2023

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“…As Indigenous Peoples have many legitimate reasons to be hesitant of potentially life-saving vaccines ( Mosby and Swidrovich 2021 , 381–3), it is imperative to promote vaccine confidence within Indigenous communities. This research set out to address this imperative, bring an Indigenous voice into the controversial space surrounding COVID-19 vaccines ( Priebe et al 2022 ; Verd, Fernández-Bernabeu, and Cardo 2022 ) and better understand how to promote vaccine confidence within Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan. Indigenous research methodologies, a community-based participatory research (CBPR) design and mixed methods were adopted to guide this work.…”

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Where past meets present: Indigenous vaccine hesitancy in Saskatchewan

Sullivan

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Dubois³

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Med Humanities

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In Canada, colonisation, both historic and ongoing, increases Indigenous vaccine hesitancy and the threat posed by infectious diseases. This research investigated Indigenous vaccine hesitancy in a First Nation community in Saskatchewan, ways it can be overcome, and the influence of a colonial history as well as modernity. Research followed Indigenous research methodologies, a community-based participatory research design, and used mixed methods. Social media posts (interventions) were piloted on a community Facebook page in January and February (2022). These interventions tested different messaging techniques in a search for effective strategies. The analysis that followed compared the number of likes and views of the different techniques to each other, a control post, and community-developed posts implemented by the community’s pandemic response team. At the end of the research, a sharing circle occurred and was followed by culturally appropriate data analysis (Nanâtawihowin Âcimowina Kika-Môsahkinikêhk Papiskîci-Itascikêwin Astâcikowina procedure). Results demonstrated the importance of exploring an Indigenous community’s self-determined solution, at the very least, alongside the exploration of external solutions. Further, some sources of vaccine hesitancy, such as cultural barriers, can also be used to promote vaccine confidence. When attempting to overcome barriers, empathy is crucial as vaccine fears exist, and antivaccine groups are prepared to take advantage of empathetic failures. Additionally, the wider community has a powerful influence on vaccine confidence. Messaging, therefore, should avoid polarising vaccine-confident and vaccine-hesitant people to the point where the benefits of community influence are limited. Finally, you need to understand people and their beliefs to understand how to overcome hesitancy. To gain this understanding, there is no substitute for listening.

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“…We read with interest the Letter by Verd et al commenting on our Editorial regarding vaccination of children and adolescents against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2). 1 , 2 Indeed, when deciding on vaccination policy against SARS‐CoV‐2 many considerations need to be examined, including the safety of vaccines, the effectiveness in preventing illness (mainly severe), the impact on transmission of the virus and the effect of vaccination on disease prevention at the community and country level. When vaccination of children and adolescents is contemplated, additional aspects of the disease should also be considered, such as the impact on education, psychosocial effects of illness and isolation, unique manifestations such as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS‐C), and symptoms of long COVID in the young.…”

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