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People speak
Taking the Covid-19 Vaccine
PEOPLE
SPEAK “If you are taking the Covid-19 Vaccine,
why are you taking it, If not, why are you not taking it.
Initially there was a lot of reluctance party identification and political ideology.
towards taking the Covid-19 vaccine. Our community is no different when choosing
People wanted to wait and watch. vaccines. We prefer to fortify our immune system with
After all it has never been in the supplements and a healthy lifestyle. On a regular
history of pandemics that a vaccine basis we avoid vaccines and flu shots. This has
was discovered, tested, and released been a major dilemma whether to accept taking the
vaccine or turning it down.
I posed this question to my listeners of
104.9 FM FunAsia Radio, “If you are
taking this vaccine why and if you are
not, then why not?
Interestingly, All the callers who called
dwelt on the importance of taking
the vaccine for their own and others
safety. A lot of doctors and medical
professionals called and reinstated the
globally so soon. Again, this is the first importance of the vaccine for the community. But,
time ever that we have had a large- strangely, not a single call was received of someone
scale global pandemic. The trust that who was still contemplating on taking the vaccine.
this is here to save life was missing. Zee an Ex-Medical technician who is 50 years old
One in Five Essential Workers Say They has not taken his vaccine yet as he is currently a
Will Definitely Not Get Vaccinated For commercial truck driver and is on road for 25-26
COVID-19 as reported by Kaiser days a month, and he is planning to take a few days
Family Foundation (KFF). By race and off to take the vaccine, since now no appointment is
ethnicity, opposition to the vaccine is needed. He encouraged everyone to take it so we
highest among White essential workers, can get on with our lives. His wife is a registered
with about a quarter (26%) saying nurse and has already got the vaccine. “Get it please.
they will definitely not get the vaccine Listen to the scientists not the politicians”. He said.
compared to 7% of Black and 11% A lady scientist called and said that she was skeptical
of Hispanic essential workers. Also, to take the vaccine initially and was waiting. Suddenly
their analysis shows that the strongest her co-worker got it and she got exposed. But luckily,
predictors of vaccine intentions are she was negative. However, she recognized the fact
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