Imperial College London
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PROFESSOR AZEEM MAJEED

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Chair - Primary Care and Public Health & Head of Department
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 3368a.majeed Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Dorothea Cockerell +44 (0)20 7594 3368

 
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Location

 

Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Publications

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@article{Deal:2021:10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100050,
author = {Deal, A and Hayward, SE and Huda, M and Knights, F and Crawshaw, AF and Carter, J and Hassan, OB and Farah, Y and Ciftci, Y and Rowland-Pomp, M and Rustage, K and Goldsmith, L and Hartmann, M and Mounier-Jack, S and Burns, R and Miller, A and Wurie, F and Campos-Matos, I and Majeed, A and Hargreaves, S and ESCMID, Study Group for Infections in Travellers and Migrants ESGITM},
doi = {10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100050},
journal = {Journal of Migration and Health},
title = {Strategies and action points to ensure equitable uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations: A national qualitative interview study to explore the views of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100050},
volume = {4},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Introduction: Early evidence confirms lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake in established ethnic minority populations, yet there has been little focus on understanding vaccine hesitancy and barriers to vaccination in migrants. Growing populations of precarious migrants (including undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and refugees) in the UK and Europe are considered to be under-immunised groups and may be excluded from health systems, yet little is known about their views on COVID-19 vaccines specifically, which are essential to identify key solutions and action points to strengthen vaccine roll-out. Methods: We did an in-depth semi-structured qualitative interview study of recently arrived migrants (foreign-born, >18 years old; <10 years in the UK) to the UK with precarious immigration status between September 2020 and March 2021, seeking their input into strategies to strengthen COVID-19 vaccine delivery and uptake. We used the 'Three Cs' model (confidence, complacency and convenience) to explore COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, barriers and access. Data were analysed using a thematic framework approach. Data collection continued until data saturation was reached, and no novel concepts were arising. The study was approved by the University of London ethics committee (REC 2020.00630). Results: We approached 20 migrant support groups nationwide, recruiting 32 migrants (mean age 37.1 years; 21 [66%] female; mean time in the UK 5.6 years [SD 3.7 years]), including refugees (n = 3), asylum seekers (n = 19), undocumented migrants (n = 8) and migrants with limited leave to remain (n = 2) from 15 different countries (5 WHO regions). 23 (72%) of 32 migrants reported being hesitant about accepting a COVID-19 vaccine and two (6%) would definitely not accept a vaccine. Participants communicated concerns over vaccine content, side-effects, lack of accessible information in an appropriate language, lack of trust in the health system and low per
AU  - Deal,A
AU  - Hayward,SE
AU  - Huda,M
AU  - Knights,F
AU  - Crawshaw,AF
AU  - Carter,J
AU  - Hassan,OB
AU  - Farah,Y
AU  - Ciftci,Y
AU  - Rowland-Pomp,M
AU  - Rustage,K
AU  - Goldsmith,L
AU  - Hartmann,M
AU  - Mounier-Jack,S
AU  - Burns,R
AU  - Miller,A
AU  - Wurie,F
AU  - Campos-Matos,I
AU  - Majeed,A
AU  - Hargreaves,S
AU  - ESCMID,Study Group for Infections in Travellers and Migrants ESGITM
DO  - 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100050
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 2666-6235
TI  - Strategies and action points to ensure equitable uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations: A national qualitative interview study to explore the views of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees
T2  - Journal of Migration and Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100050
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34075367
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/91903
VL  - 4
ER  -
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