Black Americans are twice as likely to get Alzheimer's than other Americans and researchers at Hampton University and Eastern Virginia Medical School are trying to find the cause. However, they are also trying to address a root issue in making sure safe and effective treatments are available to Black Americans by dispelling misconceptions about the modern medical trial process.
Norfolk State forum encourages minorities to get COVID-19 vaccine
April is National Minority Health Month, and the university plans for in-person learning in the Fall, exploring vaccine requirement. Author: Eugene Daniel (WVEC) Updated: 11:55 PM EDT April 8, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. April is National Minority Health Month, and Norfolk State University is taking the opportunity to encourage people of color and other minority groups to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Norfolk State’s Center of Excellence in Minority Health Disparities hosted a virtual discussion Thursday to provide to debunk vaccine myths and get accurate information out to the community.
Nearly three million Virginians have at least received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Fourteen percent of those are Black people, and just under 5 percent are Latino American.
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