Carolyn Providence

Guest writer

Dr Carolyn Providence is an internal medicine and stroke prevention specialist practising in South Auckland.

A woman is vaccinated against Covid-19 in Papeete, French Polynesia, on January 12, 2021. (Photo: SULIANE FAVENNEC/AFP via Getty Images)

I’m a doctor and a woman of colour. Here’s how my profession can tackle vaccine hesitancy

For many in minority ethnic communities, vaccine hesitancy makes perfect sense – and it's next to impossible to shame people out of it.

By Carolyn Providence | 8th March, 2021