For example, persons who believe vac-cines are unsafe are significantly more likely than those who don’t hold such a belief to have householdincomes under US$25,000, to live in rural areas, and to have just a high school education or less (Kric-orian, Civen, and Equils 2022
I am curious to further explore the correlation between lower income and vaccine hesitancy. I wonder if this stems from a sense of disdain or distrust in the government, or lack of education. Health literacy is a major component of engaging in proper healthcare activities, and I wonder if there is just not enough information that is getting to these lower income brackets. As nurses, we have to constantly educate our patients on an individual and micro level. I would like to engage in more community- based work to provide education on vaccines in a digestible manner and perhaps increase feelings of safety around receiving this care.