| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Impfungen
Approaching COVID Vaccine Hesitancy in People Who Use Drugs
Approaching COVID Vaccine Hesitancy in People Who Use Drugs
One of the many harms of the stigma society inflicts on marginalized people who use drugs is destruction of trust in the medical system and government advice. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated racism, xenophobia, classism, fear and hate already experienced by these populations—who have paid the price with their lives, due to soaring overdose deaths and heightened vulnerability to COVID. A large proportion of people who use drugs, in our experience, remain unvaccinated.
This raises critical questions about the barriers involved, and how harm reduction workers and other service providers can approach the issue in conversations with clients. (Filter, USA, 20.06.2023)