6/25/2023 0 Comments Vaccine infographic“As advocates for our clients, we wanted to make sure that the foreign-born population have equal access to the health information that was shared with the public. “When the COVID-19 pandemic started, the number of cases among marginalized and minority groups, which include the refugee population, were high, and there were a lot of speculations about the vaccine among many people in the refugee and immigrant communities,” she says. This made providing accessible vaccine material vitally important. May Shogan, the International Institute’s Director of International Exchanges and Education Department, says that many refugees and immigrants face language and cultural barriers when trying to access the heath system. “Reaching community members who speak languages other than English with clear, understandable and reliable information will be enormously valuable in addressing vaccine hesitancy.” “An important underlying reason for COVID vaccine hesitancy is lack of access to reliable information about the vaccines,” Murphy explains. Murphy, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Director of the UB Community Health Equity Research Institute, is to ensure that clear, accurate vaccine information is available to all members of the community. Translation by the International Institute has resulted in infographic availability in 15 languages. ![]() In an effort to help explain how the COVID-19 vaccines were developed and how a vaccine works, the University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), the International Institute of Buffalo, and the Erie County Department of Health collaborated on the creation of a downloadable infographic.
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