While it may not be as severe as in recent years, health officials say COVID-19 cases are increasing daily, but research shows many African Americans refused or delayed getting vaccinated.
The reason is attributed to a history of mistrust and distrust of medical systems and misinformation.
Health professionals say that no vaccine is 100% effective, but if you do get vaccinated and end up catching what you were trying to prevent, your bout will be less severe. They also say contrary to what you may have heard- vaccines are generally safe. A single shot could be lifesaving. He joined Keith Brown with the Immunization Partnership to bring vaccines and information about them to Third Ward during the forum.
Brown adds that 29 million people would not be hospitalized, and over a million lives would be saved. He adds there’s also a huge socio-economic impact to the tune of $2.2 trillion dollars in savings.
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