Many Americans were elated to hear the news about the completion of Operation Warp Speed â an initiative that brought two vaccines for COVID-19. But this historic medical countermeasure does not amuse many in the black community who have reservations about being first in line.
Headlines highlight medical expertsâ insight that suggests black people should be first in line to take the vaccines. This has been met with much pushback from those who are familiar with the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, which started in 1932 and lasted until 1972 and resulted in the deaths of numerous black participants.
For this reason, I joined a diverse gathering of concerned individuals for an informational meeting, led by Alveda King Ministries in partnership with the Urban Global Health Alliance, to hear members of the American Frontline Doctors offer clinical insight about the vaccinations. The event was led by Dr. Simone Gold, MD, JD, and founder of the nonprofit organization. She called this m