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Spectrum Bay News 9 s Justice For All special: Vaccination Hesitation in the Black Community, airs March 22 at 7 p.m.
According to the CDC, as of March 15, more than 71 million people have been vaccinated in the U.S. Out of those vaccinations, only half reported the race/ethnicity of the people vaccinated. Those numbers showed 66.1% of white people were vaccinated, 8.6% of Hispanics and 7.6% of Black people have been vaccinated.
Those numbers are concerning to many because of how much more likely certain races are to die from Covid-19 complications. The CDC data shows th n at Black or African Americans are 2.9 times more likely to be hospitalized from Covid-19 complications and 1.9 times more likely to die when compared to their white counterparts. The numbers from American Indians and Hispanics are just as devastating.
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founder Michael R. Bloomberg writes: Many people have remarked that they d like to forget that 2020 ever happened. But the fact is, there s never been a year more important to remember and learn from. We faced four historic crises in 2020: a new global health crisis, an accelerating climate crisis, an American political crisis four years in the making, and a long-simmering crisis of racial injustice that finally reached a breaking point. The end of the year did not end any of the crises…The calendar will not save us. We have to do it ourselves, and that has been the focus of our work at Bloomberg Philanthropies… The battle against COVID-19 has highlighted valuable lessons that we can apply to other major challenges facing our world… and here are five of the most important:
Short Film Captures the Essence of The Art of Human Care Theory
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WASHINGTON, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In a 5-minute film,
From Death to Life, Dr. Hassan Tetteh, author of The Art of Human Care, takes viewers into the world of heart and lung transplantation. Through the film, viewers witness the steps and preparation involved in completing a successful transplant case. I hope the video conveys my purpose as a healer and highlights the many people responsible for making a transplant case successful. Transplant surgery is the ultimate team enterprise with the donor patient and recipient patient at the center of our care, said Tetteh.
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History carries many untold stories of Black women and their roles in fueling scientific advancement. This Special Feature calls attention to the life of Dr. Patricia Bath, who used her passion for ophthalmologic research to fulfill her commitment to serving communities.
Science and medicine have long been known as male-dominated fields that have featured the accomplishments of white men while overlooking and minimizing those of women and people of color.
People of color face prejudice and injustice as a result of deeply rooted systemic racism. This embedded discrimination targets groups beyond the frame of social class and economic status and is built into every aspect of society.