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Polling has consistently showed that African Americans are more skeptical of taking the #Covid_19 vaccine than other groups of people in America, but the reasons for this aren't just based on "older" instances of poor medical care. A thread.... https://www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/black-americans-more-skeptical-than-ever-about-covid-19-vaccine-harris-poll
Yes there were the #TuskegeeUniversity Experiments with syphilis (1932- 1972) where African Americans were denied care so that a majority white healthcare system could 'learn' about the disease, but you don't have to go back that far https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Syphilis_Study
In the early 90's Maryland's government had serious discussions about forcing black women and girls on public assistance to take the birth control implant Norplant. Many took or were coerced into doing so without full understanding of the implications https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1993/2/8/the-use-and-abuse-of-norplant/
And even today you have stories of forced sterilizations at the border of women and girls being held in inhumane circumstances by ICE. Black and brown fears of large government led medical programs aren't ancient boogeymen they're recent and ongoing https://ccrjustice.org/home/blog/2020/09/18/allegations-forced-sterilization-ice-detention-evoke-long-legacy-eugenics
I polled my @MorganStateU students today about the #Covid_19 and the MAJORITY said they would take it, but only after the first wave. They had fears of allergic reactions and possible side effects more than some clandestine government conspiracy to kill black people.
This is important because as the press covers this initial rollout of the #Covid_19 vaccine there is fine line between discussing AA concerns abt the vaccine and pathologizing Black concerns which the press so often does
