In the Covid-19 vaccine push, no one is speaking Gen Z’s language
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WASHINGTON Useful Covid-19 information isn’t reaching the Instagram generation.
There’s almost no messaging specifically tailored to them from federal or state public health officials. There’s hardly anything official on Tik Tok. And even the limited efforts to reach them where they are like Instagram’s links to its “Covid-19 information center” aren’t working.
Just ask Kymon Palau, a 21-year-old from Albuquerque, N.M., who has over 18,000 followers on the site.
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“If I am being honest with you, I probably clicked those tags once back in April of last year and never clicked them again it’s annoying,” Palau said.
More than 20% of Gen Z-ers say they will NOT get a Covid vaccine as experts say efforts to educate young Americans on coronavirus via Instagram and TikTok are failing
A new poll found that 23% of Generation Z respondents said they didn t plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine and 35% planned to wait and see
The share of Millennials, Generation X or Baby Boomers who reported that they would not be immunized was much lower
Fear of side effects appeared to be the main worry with 59% of 18-to-24 years old saying they were very or somewhat concerned about side effects
Some young people have stated they are worried vaccine will affect their fertility, despite this myth being widely debunked