Drug Topics March 25, 2025
Chichi Ilonzo Momah, PharmD, discussed what pharmacists can be doing to address vaccine hesitancy and the barriers impeding under-resourced communities.
Pharmacists must provide culturally competent care and help facilitate access in order to address vaccine hesitancy among underserved communities, according to a presentation at the American Pharmacists Association 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition.1
“In these communities, just like we pass down tradition, whether it’s food or family tradition from one generation to another, people pass down fears as well,” said Chichi Ilonzo Momah, PharmD, in a session titled Fixin’ to Address Vaccine Misinformation. “They pass down things that they’ve gone through, whether they trust the government or the regulatory bodies or not, we pass it down. It’s left for us...