{"id":51014,"date":"2021-04-29T19:37:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T23:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=51014"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:08:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:08:49","slug":"combating-vaccine-hesitancy-among-gen-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/combating-vaccine-hesitancy-among-gen-z\/","title":{"rendered":"Combating Vaccine Hesitancy Among Gen Z As COVID Cases, Hospital Admissions Tick Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7320\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 254px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Shannon-Carson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Shannon-Carson-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"shannon-carson\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Shannon-Carson-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Shannon-Carson-301x370.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Shannon-Carson.jpg 561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Shannon Carson, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 account for a growing share of new COVID-19 cases and patients in hospitals \u2014 even as surveys show that group with a higher rate of hesitancy for the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung people need to understand that even if they get COVID, they can be symptomatic for quite some time \u2014 it can change their life, at least in the near term, even if it doesn\u2019t put them in intensive care units,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/shannon-carson-md\/\">Shannon Carson<\/a>, MD, chief of the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine, in a WNCN interview.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/news\/north-carolina-news\/combating-vaccine-hesitancy-among-gen-z-as-covid-cases-hospital-admissions-tick-up\/\">Read more at CBS17.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 account for a growing share of new COVID-19 cases and patients in hospitals \u2014 even as surveys show that group with a higher rate of hesitancy for the vaccine. \u201cYoung people need to understand that even if they get COVID, they can be symptomatic for quite &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/combating-vaccine-hesitancy-among-gen-z\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Combating Vaccine Hesitancy Among Gen Z As COVID Cases, Hospital Admissions Tick Up\">Read 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