LISTEN: Vaccine fears in the BIPOC community

Anchorage Health Department public health nurse Marguerite Leeds administers the Covid-19 vaccine to Vauoti Tuga at the community vaccine clinic held at Manai Fou Assembly of God Church in Airport Heights on Feb. 23, 2021. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media)

Many adults are still hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. While the reasons vary, for some it stems from fear and distrust of the medical establishment. In the Black, Indigenous and People of Color community, that mistrust is deeply rooted and extends to vaccines, medical treatments and even hospitals.

HOST: Dr. Jillian Woodruff

GUESTS:

• Jocasta G. Olp, PharmD, MBA, Clinical Pharmacist
• Phillip Mendoza, MD, Family Practice Physician

LINKS:

• State of Alaska COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) Information Portal
• Alaska Vaccine Monitoring Dashboard
• Familydoctor.org
• Vaccines.gov
• cdc.gov/healthequity/index.html
• Alaska Public Media: State reports small number of ‘breakthrough’ COVID-19 cases in fully-vaccinated Alaskans

PARTICIPATE:

• Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752 (statewide) during the live broadcast (10 to 11 a.m.).
• Send an email to [email protected] before, during or after the live broadcast (e-mails may be read on air).

LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at 10 a.m. AKDT

REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at 8 p.m. AKDT

LINE ONE’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:

• Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic offer extensive health information libraries
• MedlinePlus has a guide to finding reliable health information on the internet
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
• Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies

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