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COVID town hall takes on vaccine concerns in the Black community
What’s fueling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy? How can we encourage more people to get the shots? Experts from USC and beyond answered the most pressing vaccination questions at a recent town hall.
February 17, 2021
Black Americans are suffering higher rates of severe disease and death during the pandemic but are receiving COVID vaccines at a dramatically lower rate than white Americans. (USC Photo/David Medzerian)
Joyce Richey knows at least 30 people who have died from COVID-19 family members, friends and associates.
“It’s very real and very personal for me,” said Richey, associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. A passionate diabetes educator and researcher, Richey is pivoting to COVID.