Aboriginal peoples’ perspectives about COVID-19 vaccines and motivations to seek vaccination: a qualitative study

Simon Graham; Megan Blaxland; Reuben Bolt; Mitchell Beadman; Kristy Gardner; Kacey Martin; Michael Doyle; Karen Beetson; Dean Murphy; Stephen Bell; Christy E Newman; Joanne Bryant

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008815

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Aboriginal peoples’ perspectives about COVID-19 vaccines and motivations to seek vaccination: a qualitative study

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Simon Graham Department of Infectious Diseases, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Megan Blaxland Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Reuben Bolt Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, Northern Territory, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mitchell Beadman Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kristy Gardner Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kacey Martin Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Doyle NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Indigenous Health and Alcohol, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Karen Beetson Department of Aboriginal Health, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dean Murphy The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephen Bell Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaUQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Queensland, AustraliaSchool of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christy E Newman Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joanne Bryant Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Simon Graham; grahams1{at}unimelb.edu.au

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Graham S, Blaxland M, Bolt R, et al

Aboriginal peoples’ perspectives about COVID-19 vaccines and motivations to seek vaccination: a qualitative study

BMJ Global Health 2022;7:e008815.

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Received February 16, 2022
Accepted July 7, 2022
First published July 20, 2022.

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July 20, 2022

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