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Why language barriers can fuel vaccine hesitancy

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Public health campaigns mean absolutely nothing if the pamphlets look like an alien language. Migrant communities often harbor intense vaccine hesitancy not out of scientific denial, but due to severe language barriers and deep historical trauma. When a medical system feels like a hostile interrogation, skipping the clinic feels like a survival tactic.

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