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The congressman and former mayor discuss vaccination mandates, herd immunity, the Tuskegee Study, concerns regarding the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and more. “This is a once and lifetime pandemic we want to get everybody out of it... We’ve lost too many people in our communities to this disease.”- Rep. Mfume
Borough faith leaders get vaccinated to set an example, help dispel myths and reduce hesitancy Updated 6:00 AM; Today 6:00 AM FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Sandra Lindsay, left, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, Pool. File)AP Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Faith leaders on Staten Island have been making examples of themselves by getting vaccinated, and sharing it publicly, to help dispel myth...
In 1932, the US Public Health Service and the Tuskegee Institute began an unethical experiment on 600 black men without their informed consent. Over the next 40 years, it would lead to significant loss of life and unnecessary suffering for the participants, before it was exposed in 1972. The study – titled Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male – began with 399 men with syphilis, and 201 without. The goal was to “observe the natural history of untreated syphilis” in African Americans, essentially by tracking the men over the course of many years, ensuring that t...
She got the call in mid-March. The receptionist at her doctor's office was on the line, asking the 45-year-old office manager whether she wanted to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. "They just called and asked if I was interested in getting a COVID shot," she said. "I said, 'No, I am not.' They said, 'You aren't?' I said 'Nope.'" The vaccine question can spark strong emotions. The woman, a resident of a southwest Milwaukee suburb, spoke to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the condition that she remain anonymous . The woman said she had "really good standing" in her community and feared her view...
CISCRP event to boost public awareness of clinical research The AWARE for All virtual event series aims to educate and engage the public as important partners in clinical trials and development of new treatments. The Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) has announced its second annual AWARE for All series of virtual events. The series is intended to get members of the public more aware of the benefits of clinical research and trial participation. The series of five individual events, each targeted at a different region, are s...