How health workers are combating Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural Maharashtra
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How Health Workers Are Fighting Vaccine Hesitancy In Villages
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Villagers in Maharashtra s Trimbakeshwar, about 50 km from Nashik city, would promptly approach Anusaya Dolas, a health worker, if they ever fell ill. An accredited social health activist (ASHA), she had, over the years, painstakingly earned the trust of villagers, she told IndiaSpend over the phone in April 2021. But nowadays, the same people run away as soon as they see her coming. They run out from back doors of homes or tell their children to make excuses and say that nobody is at home, Dolas said, ruefully. This mistrust is a result of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, as villagers feel the vaccine has side-effects and can even result in death, Dolas explained.