African Immigrant Health Groups Battle A Transatlantic Tide Of Vaccine Disinformation
Switching between Swahili and English, Dr. Frank Minja asked the African immigrants on the Zoom call if they had any questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Minja, who is originally from Tanzania, was asked how to get the vaccine, how it works, whether it s safe.
Then one person asked him about a video promoting the conspiracy theory that the vaccine is part of a plot to reduce the Black race. That s the realm of nonsense and misinformation, he said.
Minja s Q & A was hosted by the organization, African Family Holistic Health Organization (AFHHO), in Portland, Oregon. It s one of a number of grassroots organizations across the country that are helping Africans in the U.S. get vaccinated.