The Turnstone: talking about vaccines #16
Vaccination success stories
Welcome to The Turnstone: talking about vaccines. Here, I share resources to help you have kind and non-judgemental conversations with people who are uncertain about, or opposed to, vaccination.
This week, I focus on success stories, some from New Zealand and some from overseas. These stories celebrate the efforts that all sorts of people have made in order to get their communities vaccinated. In some cases, the vaccination programmes were set up well from the start. Others did not start well, but were turned around. All of them have something we can learn from.
New Zealand, Tokoroa (2 minute read, 2 minute video)
Tokoroa gangs put aside differences to get vaccinated (1news.co.nz)
New Zealand, Wellington (3 minute read)
USA, Navajo Nation (5 minute read)
Japan (6 minute read)
Japan: From vaccine hesitancy to vaccine success - BBC News
Image credit: Getty Images
Brazil – yes, Brazil (6 minute read)
In Brazil’s Successful Vaccine Campaign, a Lesson for the U.S. (undark.org)
Philippines (7 minute read)
Pasig City: A COVID-19 Vaccination Success Story (who.int)
USA, Puerto Rico (9 minute read)
How Puerto Rico's vaccine drive turned into a success - STAT (statnews.com)