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Overcoming Covid Vaccine Hesitancy Among Minnesota’s Somali Muslims
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayWhen Covid-19 vaccines first became available last year, Somali Muslims in Minnesota--the largest Somali Muslim population in North America-- were fearful and, consequently, their vaccination rate was low and their Covid-19 rate was high. But health professionals and community representatives worked together to understand and overcome their vaccine hesitancy.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural Communities? Checking Our Assumptions
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Exhortations to Trust Biomedical Experts: What’s Missing?
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayDisagreements among biomedical experts regarding whether the scientific evidence supports delaying the second shot of Covid-19 vaccines or pausing the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines because of very rare side effects bring to the fore missing aspects in exhortations to trust biomedical experts.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Vaccine Hesitancy Is No Excuse for Systemic Racism
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Islamic Ethics, Covid-19 Vaccination, and the Concept of Harm
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayVaccine hesitancy is a concern around the world, but negative attitudes among Muslims in particular toward some coronavirus vaccines have been the focus of attention in the media. Some scholars in Asia recently issued fatwa against the Chinese Covid-19 vaccine. Media coverage has characterized the Muslim world as a hotspot for vaccine hesitancy, but experts point out biases in this coverage and explain the underlying reasons.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Motivated Ignorance: A Challenge for Science Communication and Democracy
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayMany people are deeply interested in the political process and awash in relevant information., but nevertheless often grossly misinformed, holding confident but unfounded opinions at odds with widely accessible evidence The recent riot at Capitol Hill is just one illustration–albeit a horrifying one–of such misinformation and its potential consequences. The anti-vaccine movement is another example.Read the Post