Ilhem Berrou Ilhem.Berrou@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Applied Pharmacology
Ilhem Berrou Ilhem.Berrou@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Applied Pharmacology
Kathryn Hamilton
Clare Cook
Clare Armour
Sian Hughes
Jude Hancock
Sally Quigg
Huda Hajinur
Seema Srivastava
Charlie Kenward
Amjid Ali
Dr Laura Hobbs Laura5.Hobbs@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow - CHSS - DAS
Elena Milani Elena.Milani@uwe.ac.uk
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Nicola Walsh Nicola.Walsh@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Knowledge Mobilisation & Muscul
The devastating impact of COVID-19 on individuals and communities has accelerated the development of vaccines and the deployment of ambitious vaccination programmes to reduce the risks of infection, infection transmission and symptom severity. However, many people delay or refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19, for many complex reasons. Vaccination programmes that are tailored to address individual and communities’ COVID-19 concerns can improve vaccine uptake rates and help achieve the required herd-immunity threshold. The Maximising Uptake Programme has led to the vaccination of 7979 people from February–August 2021 in the South West of England, UK, who are at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 and/or may not access the COVID-19 vaccines through mass vaccination centres and general practices. These include: people experiencing homelessness; non-English-speaking people; people from minority ethnic groups; refugees and asylum seekers; Gypsy, Roma, Travelers and boat people; and those who are less able to access vaccination centres, such as people with learning difficulties, serious mental illness, drug and alcohol dependence, people with physical and sensory impairment, and people with dementia. Outreach work coupled with a targeted communication and engagement campaign, co-designed with community leaders and influencers, have led to significant engagement and COVID-19 vaccine uptake among the target populations.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 19, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | May 25, 2022 |
Publication Date | Jun 1, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Aug 2, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 2, 2022 |
Journal | Vaccines |
Electronic ISSN | 2076-393X |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 6 |
Pages | 840 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060840 |
Keywords | asylum seekers, community co-design, Gypsy Roma Travelers communities, minority ethnic groups, boat people, COVID-19, refugees, outreach vaccination, vaccine hesitancy, community-based interventions |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9682823 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/6/840 |
Leaving no one behind: Interventions and outcomes of the COVID-19 vaccine maximising uptake programme
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