African Americans and COVID-19: Part XXV (Vaccine Concerns)

I am Getting the COVID Vaccine, and this is Why Other African Americans Should As Well (Baltimore Sun, 12/8/2020)

https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/columnists/bs-ed-mcdaniels-1209-covid-vaccine-african-americans-20201208-wahswzcdibdajbr5fl62cxldne-story.html

Years of Medical Abuse Make Black Americans Less Likely to Trust COVID-19 Vaccine (Washington Post, 12/15/2020)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/12/15/years-medical-abuse-make-black-americans-less-likely-trust-covid-vaccine/

History of Medical Testing Has Left Many African Americans Hesitant About the New COVID-19 Vaccine (Capradio, 12/17/2020)

https://www.capradio.org/articles/2020/12/17/history-of-medical-testing-has-left-many-african-americans-hesitant-about-the-new-covid-19-vaccine/

Black doctors in Winston-Salem get COVID-19 vaccine, hope to promote confidence (Winston-Salem Journal, 12/18/2020)

https://journalnow.com/news/local/black-doctors-in-winston-salem-get-covid-19-vaccine-hope-to-promote-confidence/article_201fa994-4172-11eb-a669-cb53f1554ae5.html

History of medical mistrust, deceit leads some Black people to question COVID vaccine (The Columbus Dispatch, 12/18/2020)

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/coronavirus/2020/12/18/history-mistrust-leads-black-community-question-covid-vaccine/6547255002/

COVIDs Untold Story Texas Blacks and Latinos Are Dying in the Prime of Their Lives (Dallas News, 12/19/2020)

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2020/12/19/covids-untold-story-texas-blacks-and-latinos-are-dying-in-the-prime-of-their-lives/

African American Resistance to the COVID-19 Vaccine Reflects a Broader Problem (The New Yorker, 12/19/2020)

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/african-american-resistance-to-the-covid-19-vaccine-reflects-a-broader-problem

‘Leading is scary.’ Doctors, churches try to ease Black Miamians concern over vaccine (Miami Herald, 12/20/2020)

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article247854550.html

Race and the Roots of Vaccine Skepticism (NPR, 12/20/2020)

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/20/948614857/race-and-the-roots-of-vaccine-skepticism

I Got the Vaccine and I’m Telling my friends (CNN, 12/21/2021)

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/21/opinions/covid-19-vaccine-black-community-blanchard/index.html

Many Black people say they won’t take COVID vaccine. Tarrant County wants to change that (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12/21/2020)

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/coronavirus/article247950730.html

For Black Americans, History of Medical Mistreatment & Disparities Leaves Some Leery of Vaccine (Milwaukee WUWM 89.7, 12/22/2020)

https://www.wuwm.com/post/black-americans-history-medical-mistreatment-disparities-leaves-some-leery-vaccine#stream/0

Covered California, health leaders urging Black Californians to get COVID-19 vaccinations (KGET.com, 12/22/2020)

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/covered-california-health-leaders-urging-black-californians-to-get-covid-19-vaccinations/

Rural community reflects Black American unease, challenges with COVID-19 vaccines (ABC News, 12/23/2021)

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/rural-community-reflects-black-american-unease-challenges-covid/story?id=74746103

What’s not being said about why African Americans need to take the COVID-19 vaccine (The Conversation, 12/23/2020)

https://theconversation.com/whats-not-being-said-about-why-african-americans-need-to-take-the-covid-19-vaccine-152323

A closer look at minority communities’ hesitancy with the COVID-19 vaccine (Chicago WGN 9, 12/23/2020)

https://wgntv.com/news/a-closer-look-at-minority-communities-hesitancy-with-the-covid-19-vaccine/

Dr. James Hildreth: Here’s how to instill vaccine confidence among people of color (Marketwatch, 12/24/2020)

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dr-james-hildreth-heres-how-to-instill-vaccine-confidence-among-people-of-color-11608585813

Doctors, community leaders discuss reluctance of minority communities to get COVID-19 vaccine (WGAL 8 –Pennsylvania, 12//25/2020)

https://www.wgal.com/article/doctors-community-leaders-discuss-reluctance-of-minority-communities-to-get-covid-19-vaccine/35231985

I could potentially lose him.” Black moms weight heavy on decision on COVID vaccine (The Charlotte Observer, 12/28/2020)

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/coronavirus/article248053590.html

Why Some Black and Latinx People are Reluctant to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine (Healthline, 12/31/2020)

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-some-black-and-latinx-people-are-reluctant-to-get-the-covid-19-vaccine

NC vaccine data shows racial disparities with 1stdose (Charlotte NCNC, 1/2/2021)

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/nc-data-shows-8-of-first-covid-19-vaccines-went-to-african-americans-80-to-white-people/275-1e763f6c-6249-49f1-9c2e-1aeafb5bbf79

Meharry Medical begins COVID-19 vaccines for patients 75+ (Nashville News Channel 5, 1/6/2021)

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/meharry-medical-begins-covid-19-vaccines-for-patients-75

Howard University President Issues a Vaccine Public Service Announcement: When the Time Comes, Get Vaccinated (Howard University Office of University Communications, 1/6/2021)

https://newsroom.howard.edu/newsroom/article/13676/howard-university-president-issues-vaccine-public-service-announcement-when

Scientific community must reach out to African Americans to bolster confidence in vaccine (Chicago Sun-Times, 1/11/2021)

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/11/22225935/african-american-covid-vaccine-jesse-jackson

America’s health system betrays Black people like me. But I got the COVID vaccine anyway (USA Today, 1/12/2021)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/01/12/african-americans-black-race-health-care-covid-19-vaccination-column/6622889002/

California hopes ‘trusted messengers’ lessen vaccine skepticism among some African Americans (KCRA3, 1/12/2021)

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-hopes-trusted-messengers-lessen-vaccine-skepticism-among-some-african-americans/35196796

Majority of Detroiters and Blacks opposed to COVID-19 vaccine, rooted in racism (Detroit Free Press, 1/12/2021)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2021/01/10/majority-detroit-residents-wary-covid-19-vaccine/4141277001/

Barbershops in Black communities provide information on COVID-19, vaccine (ABC NEWS, 1/12/2021)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/barbershops-black-communities-provide-information-covid-19-vaccine/story?id=75198074

Black Americans more impacted by COVID-19 but less likely to be vaccinated, according to CDC data (Arlington, TX NBC 8, 1/13/2021)

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/black-americans-more-impacted-by-covid-19-but-less-likely-to-be-vaccinated-according-to-cdc-data/287-707e5ddc-eb77-45c3-8abc-49f5f6b9e42a

Digging Deeper: The History and Trauma Behind Black American’s fear of the COVID-19 vaccine (NBC 13, 1/13/2021)

https://wrex.com/2021/01/13/digging-deeper-the-history-and-trauma-behind-black-americans-fear-of-the-covid-19-vaccine/

African-American make up 16% of COVID-19 vaccinations in Mississippi (WAPT ABC 16, 1/13/2021)

https://www.wapt.com/article/african-americans-make-up-16-of-covid-19-vaccinations-in-mississippi/35205943

City Partners with Mobile Lab for COVID-19 Testing as State Faces Vaccine Shortage (Jackson Free Press, 1/15/2021)

https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2021/jan/15/city-partners-mobile-lab-covid-19-testing-state-fa/

Black Health Care Coalition educates community on COVID-19 vaccine (Kansas City KSHB, 1/15/2021)

https://www.kshb.com/news/coronavirus/black-health-care-coalition-educates-community-on-covid-19-vaccine

Speed Up Vaccinations and Reduce the Red Tape (The New York Times, 1/15/2021)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/15/opinion/coronavirus-vaccine.html