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The Year 2042 podcast: Health director talks about why Black people should trust the COVID-19 vaccine
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Posted Feb 17, 2021
Saginaw County Health Department Medical Director Dr. Delicia Pruitt receives the COVID-19 vaccine Friday afternoon, Dec. 18, 2020, live on Facebook.Heather Jordan | MLive.com
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Now that there is a vaccine to combat COVID-19, health officials face the problem of getting Black people to trust it.
On this episode of The Year 2042: An MLive Podcast, Dr. Delicia Pruitt joins hosts Dana Afana and Bob Johnson to talk about the importance of the vaccine while explaining how the vaccine seemingly quickly appeared less than a year into the pandemic.
Saginaw County Health Department officials get COVID-19 vaccine on Facebook Live
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
Posted Dec 18, 2020
Saginaw County Health Department Medical Director Dr. Delicia Pruitt receives the COVID-19 vaccine Friday afternoon, Dec. 18, 2020, live on Facebook.Heather Jordan | MLive.com
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SAGINAW, MI This week has been a momentous one in the fight against COVID-19 as health care workers across mid-Michigan and the state have begun receiving the first doses of recently-approved COVID-19 vaccines.
On Friday, Dec. 18, two Saginaw County Health Department officials went a step further. Not only did they get their first shots, but Medical Director Dr. Delicia Pruitt and Health Officer Chris Harrington did it live via the Saginaw County Health Department-SCHD Facebook page. They wanted community members to see them get the shot to help calm their nerves and encourage them to get the vaccine when they’re able.