/ Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Illinois Department of Public Health Director, speaks during a coronavirus update. Ezike will host an virtual event on Tuesday to listen to concerns local Black residents have with the COVID-19 vaccine. Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio. Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, tonight will lead a conversation about COVID-19 vaccine safety with Black residents in the metro-east. The virtual event, titled “Let’s Talk Vaccine”, is hosted by the United Congregations of Metro East and Piasa Palisades Sierra Club. It will be streamed at 6:30 p.m. on Facebook Live.