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1: Thank you, @sprdougnad and @SPRlocalnews for addressing the concerns about the vaccine and how it is being portrayed to those who are hesitant, particularly Black Americans. Our concerns should be heard, acknowledged, and validated. #RepresentationMatters #NarrativeMatters https://twitter.com/sprdougnad/status/1340348513700343810
2: I am NOT anti-vaccine. In fact, I regularly take a flu shot. I simply believe it is important for us and the medical industry to acknowledge the history that makes Black Americans skeptical and hesitant. @BJ__Williams @TreanaLAllen #NarrativeMatters
3: As we talked about; Sarah Bartman, Henrietta Lacks, the Tuskegee experiment and Nurse Eunice Rivers, kidney testing for eGFR, and the mortality rates of Black women from pregnancy-related causes. @BJ__Williams @TreanaLAllen #RepresentationMatters #NarrativeMatters
4: Some physicians don't even know or acknowledge the cumulative history of trauma and subsequent skepticism. This is not to say we will not take the vaccine. This is about acknowledging historic and current failings in the medical system and showing empathy for our pain.
5: If we can't simply, and with empathy, acknowledge why we may be hesitant, that creates distrust. With a disproportionate number of Black Americans impacted and dying, we know intervention is needed. We also need assurance that we will be cared for should complications arise.
6: That assurance can come in a variety of forms, including preventative care and information, access to care post-vaccination, to name a few. In the end, we want to do what is right and safe to protect ourselves and our nation and this includes taking a proven vaccine.
