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Black and Hispanic suburbanites are being left behind in the fight against COVID-19, Aurora civic and religious leaders said Tuesday before opening a vaccination clinic for more than 750 minority residents.
Virtual town hall addresses vaccine rumors in the black community The Center for Closing the Health Gap hosted the virtual town hall WCPO Staff Doctors addressed concerns within the Black community over the COVID-19 vaccine during the Black Men in Medicine Cincinnati town hall Saturday. and last updated 2021-02-28 16:32:16-05 CINCINNATI â The Center for Closing the Health Gap held a virtual town hall with Black Men in Medicine Cincinnati to discuss questions about the COVID-19 vaccine from the Black community. The panel featured six local Black male doctors: Dr. Lester Duplechan, Dr. Bas...
By Cherranda Smith Mar 1, 2021 As the United States continues to roll out the COVID-19 vaccines, researchers have noted a lag in vaccination rates among Black Americans compared to other groups. While healthcare officials and advocates have pointed to a digital divide and insufficient supplies, many have brought up the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, as fueling skepticism among Black people, some critics are saying that’s just an excuse not to address the nation’s history and ongoing perpetuation of medical racism. The 40-year-long Tuskegee Syphilis Study was conducted on hundreds of men in A...
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Peggy Fitzpatrick, 65, stands for a portrait holding an image of her great grandfather, Willie Fitzpatrick, at East Lake Park in Atlanta's East Lake community, Thursday, February 11, 2021. Willie was a victim of the Tuskegee Experiments, which was an unethical medical study that targeted Black men for more than 40 years. Despite this experiment being a part of Peggy's family legacy, she is still seeking to participate in the COVID-19 vaccination. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS) Her great-grandfather was in Tuskegee Study, but she’s getting va...
Great-granddaughter of Tuskegee study victim gets vaccine Associated Press Associated Press Peggy Fitzpatrick, 65, stands for a portrait holding an image of her great grandfather, Willie Fitzpatrick. Peggy Fitzpatrick Tatum recently spent two weeks trying to book an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine before eventually landing a date. Tatum's decision to get the vaccine may raise some eyebrows. The 65-year-old retired federal employee is the great-granddaughter of one of hundreds of Black men in Macon County, Alabama, who were part of a controversial U.S. Public Health Service study on sy...