State surveys indicate 40% or more of Louisiana residents are hesitant about getting the vaccine or entirely unwilling to do so. “So, she finally went and got her appointment.”Kerri Tobin, an education professor at Louisiana State University, initially worried the vaccine came together too quickly to be safe. Health officials believe that sort of word-of-mouth among friends and family will help boost vaccinations. State officials have particular concern about southwest Louisiana, where people are struggling with recovery from back-to-back hurricanes and appear less focused on the pandemic. Such vaccine outreach may be further complicated by this week's pause of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine after reports of rare blood clots in six women who received it.

Source: ABC News April 16, 2021 04:52 UTC