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‘Shame makes us hide’: COVID-19 vaccine recipient, health professionals advocate against shot shaming
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SAN ANTONIO – Health professionals are asking residents not to be discouraged from getting the COVID-19 vaccine due to others shaming them because they fall into a particular health risk category due to a condition such as obesity. “I stopped struggling with my weight,” Loyd said. As much as I make peace with my own weight, I know a lot of people have not with me or themselves. Ad“There are a variety of factors that make a person a high risk,” said Dr. Allen Anderson, with UT Health San Antonio. “Shame makes us hide, and anxiety makes us hide, and when we hide, nothing good happens,” Bira said.