A group of junior doctors from Scotland have written to young people in their age group to try to ease concerns they may have about receiving the covid-19 vaccine.

In an open letter sent on Friday 6 August the doctors, all in their 20s and 30s, acknowledged the pandemic’s effects on the lives of young people and that some were reluctant to be vaccinated.1

“Young people have had to put parts of their lives on hold—which is frustrating. Sometimes it feels like we are just being left out. As young medics, we share that frustration. We want to get our lives back to normal as quickly as possible too,” they wrote.

They recognised that young people might be fed up with being told what to do by government officials and mistrust what they say.

“Although politicians do most of the talking about vaccines, we’re mindful that it was scientists who did the research. Many stopped working on their own research projects, to join huge teams working on the covid-19 vaccines. Their efforts led to safe and effective vaccines in record time. It’s terrible to think where we would all be if that hadn’t happened,” said the letter.

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