Two years ago, in January 2019, the World Health Organization said that one of the top ten threats to the global health system was the reluctance of people to get a new vaccine. VOA correspondent Carol Pearson reports that scientists have struggled to find a vaccine to deal with Cavid 19, but many people are reluctant to get the vaccine and persuading them to do so could be a problem. Today’s report is about how doctors are working to overcome this dilemma.

According to two recent surveys by Pew Research Center and Gallup, 36 to 40 percent of Americans do not want to be vaccinated.

Dr. Anthony Fawcett, a leading infectious disease specialist in the United States, estimates that 75 percent of Americans need the vaccine to get herd immunity. Once a contagious disease has spread in a population, it is possible for many people to develop a special ability to prevent that disease by vaccinating enough people, and only then is it said that herd immunity can be achieved.

Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said more than half of the people in the Philadelphia emergency response team and fire department physicians had expressed a desire not to be vaccinated. We will be able to explain the need to give so that more of our members will agree to receive this vaccine. ”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States has one of the highest rates of infection and death among African Americans in the United States. However, the survey found that only 4 out of 10 black Americans, 7 out of 10 Asian Americans, and 8 out of 10 white and Hispanic Americans have expressed a desire to receive the vaccine. “Minorities are concerned about this and we have a right to be concerned about it,” said Demetrio Olivier from the Philadelphia Fire Department.

Public health experts are urging everyone to spread the word about reassuring Americans about the safety of the vaccine. April Teams is a clinical neuropsychologist who has studied the effects of racism on science and health. “We need to work harder to tackle this problem so that more and more people are willing to take this vaccine,” he said.

Physicians from the American Board of Internal Medicine are posting pictures and videos of the Covid 19 vaccine on their own. Dr. Richard Barron, President of the American Board of Internal Medicine Not only do we agree to do this, we are proud of it, and we encourage other people to take this vaccine, but we hope that we will all be able to reach the goal we are traveling together. “

The need for vaccination has become increasingly urgent in the United States, given the high rate of infection and the high number of deaths. In the state of California in the United States, Disneyland is organizing a mass vaccination site. In Arizona, another state, the National Guard has stepped in to help vaccinate.

The epidemic will end when a bottle-filled vaccine can be injected into the human body.