Pathway Out of the Pandemic: Vaccination rises in Australia’s African communities as hesitancy falls

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In the first part of our new podcast series that frames the response of various African communities living in Australia towards COVID-19, we shine a light on their initial vaccine hesitancy and the positive turn in their attitude as caseloads expand and freedoms shrink in Melbourne and Sydney. Regaining social freedoms and the prospects of the return of international travel may have been a shot in the arm for the change.

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