WORCESTER While science was crucial to the creation of the COVID-19 vaccine, good old-fashioned trust is key to making the nationwide vaccination effort a success.
With this is mind, the UMass Medical School, in collaboration with the Worcester Department of Health and Human Services, sponsored a webinar Thursday addressing the hesitancy of people in the Latino community to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
The webinar, “Conversación Virtual Sobre las Vacunas del COVID-19 (which translates to “Virtual Conversation about COVID-19 Vaccines”) was presented in Spanish, with English interpretation available.
Worcester Commissioner of Health and Human Services Dr. Matilde “Mattie” Castiel, along with Dr. Pablo I. Hernandez, chief medical officer at the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, and Dr. Mireya A. Wessolossky, infectious diseases specialist at UMass Memorial Medical Center – Memorial Campus and associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical
UMass Medical School working with community to address vaccine hesitancy in Worcester
Diverse organizations bringing citizens together for public listening and learning events By Sandra Gray January 27, 2021
Many Worcester area residents have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines and some have reservations about getting them. They are eager for information from sources they trust. UMass Medical School is responding to concerns through an ongoing series of public listening and learning events to acknowledge the concerns of local community members and address vaccine hesitancy with understanding, honesty and transparency.
UMass Medical School is organizing public listening and learning events like this one to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Worcester communities.