The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce has partnered with Texas State University and Shots Across Texas to examine COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Hispanics, TAMACC recently announced.
Texas State professors Jennifer Scharlach, Dr. Prisca Ngondo and Dr. Vanessa Higgins Joyce are conducting the research, TAMACC said. Preliminary findings from a survey of 255 Hispanics in Texas found that almost half said they had no plans to get the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of 2022, said TAMACC, adding that doubt surrounding the vaccine’s effectiveness was the main reason for respondent’s hesitancy.
Scharlach’s strategic communication campaigns graduate class students will take additional information from the survey and create a new public relations campaign to increase vaccinations among Hispanics.
