Brett Malone, Esther Kim, Rachel Jennings, and Rainer A. Pacheco are with Ethne Health, Clarkston, GA. Alexander Kieu is a family medicine physician at Kanad Hospital, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi.
Am J Public Health. 2022 Mar;112(3):393-396. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306608.
Refugee and immigrant populations are extremely vulnerable to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 vaccination is a critical tool in mitigating these consequences, but these same communities often lack access to COVID-19 vaccines. We describe the efforts of a community-based primary care clinic in Clarkston, Georgia to provide access to COVID-19 vaccines in a culturally sensitive manner to address this health disparity and vaccine hesitancy.
难民和移民群体极易受到 COVID-19 大流行后果的影响。COVID-19 疫苗接种是减轻这些后果的重要工具,但这些社区往往无法获得 COVID-19 疫苗。我们描述了佐治亚州克拉克斯顿的一家以社区为基础的初级保健诊所所做的努力,以一种文化敏感的方式提供 COVID-19 疫苗,以解决这一健康差距和疫苗犹豫问题。