‘Start with empathy’: how to shift the vaccine-hesitant, by UCT psychiatrists

Experts warn that hesitancy is a cause of ‘frustration’ among an exhausted group of health workers

07 December 2021 - 20:52

Anti-vaxxers are a lost cause, but the vaccine-hesitant can be shifted with an empathetic approach that protects health workers’ mental health...

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