The government and medical sector also need to 'walk the talk' to foster trust and mitigate vaccine hesitancy. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Dr Vincent Pang, Professor Leo Yee Sin, Professor Tikki Pangestu, Dr Leong Hoe Nam, and Dr Aditya Pathak at the roundtable discussion on Oct 9.
But they noted that while Singaporeans accept childhood vaccines, many still find it hard to trust those for adults. But the decision ultimately lies with the individual, Dr Leong said, quoting a Cantonese proverb about how one can lead the cow to water but cannot force it to drink. Professor Leo Yee Sin, a public health and infectious disease specialist and senior consultant at the Ministry of Health, said building trust can mitigate vaccine hesitancy. To do this, government and healthcare personnel need to lead by example and “walk the talk”.
She acknowledged that much of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy was due to how quickly the jabs were developed, which led to suspicions that shortcuts were taken and that they were not safe.
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