Scapegoated early on in the pandemic, Roma communities do not get the full support they need to participate in vaccination campaigns. Distrust of inaccessible health care systems, built to exclude minorities living outside the mainstream, is a major obstacle.
Kitti Fődi
is a journalist working for the Hungarian news site 444.hu, specializing in social reportage on issues concerning Roma people, poverty, LGBTQIA+, education and health care in Hungary. She previously wrote for the socio magazine Abcug.hu.