Gen Z and Millennials Are the Next Vaccine Challenge

[marmar]

(Bloomberg) As the days grow longer, there’s a palpable feeling of hope in the air — at least in the more fortunate western countries. Thanks in part to vaccines, Covid-19 deaths are dropping in the U.K. and the U.S., enabling parts of normal life to resume. But, as we’re well aware, it’s not over yet. If we want to have a shot at halting transmission, everybody needs their jabs.

Governments around the world desperately need to close the yawning vaccine gap between rich and poor nations. But as wealthy nations begin offering vaccinations to younger cohorts, they may hit a challenge closer to home.

While Brits have proven overwhelmingly open to getting inoculated against Covid, vaccine uptake could drop to as low as 75% among younger age groups from 95% for those over 70, according to scenarios by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. That corresponds with what polls have shown during the pandemic: Millennials and Gen Z are more likely to be hesitant about getting vaccinated than their elders.

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Lockdowns hit young adults hard. They were more likely to lose their job or get furloughed. Many have suffered from the mental health impacts of having to put their lives on hold. So any hesitancy toward vaccines, given their promise of a path to normality, might seem surprising.

But younger people just aren’t as scared of the virus. They’re less likely to end up in the hospital and, while Long Covid is a worry, they may have recovered from a mild infection or seen friends shake it off. It’s therefore harder for them to ignore concerns about side effects, unlike older adults whose risk analysis will skew the opposite way. ...........(more)

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-04-21/covid-vaccines-gen-z-and-millennials-are-the-next-challenge-for-u-s-and-u-k

[BoringUsername]

1. Gen Z should be easy

Require it for school attendence. Only exception allowed will be medical exemption with doctors note. They are 6 to 24 years old. For most of them, it will still be their parents decision. My kids are Gen Z at 11 and 18. 18 year old has one shot already.

[BoringUsername]

2. Millennials... Sweeten the deal with some money

Like a bonus and give them two paid days off for vaccine appointments.

[Tree Lady]

3. At first I thought my grandson

Age 24 was not going to but my daughter said appts hadn't opened up yet for him to get one.

And the one girl who was holdout in office got shot because of her Hawaii vacation, thanks Hawaii!