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The Atlanta Science Festival returns March 13-27 stronger than ever. This year’s hybrid of more than 80 events includes virtual activities and those held in safe, socially-distanced environments, aimed to educate, engage and entertain all ages.
The 2021 festival theme “Science Always Prevails!” celebrates the metro area as a powerhouse of scientific research, scholarship, service and innovation, from battling the COVID-19 pandemic to protecting the unique natural resources of Georgia.
“The pandemic has heightened public awareness of the value of science,” says Meisa Salaita, executive co-director of Science ATL, the non-profit organization that produces the Atlanta Science Festival. “All of our partners, including Emory, have come together to keep the festival going strong, despite the challenges. Everyone is inspired by the knowledge that our mission of service to the community is more important than ever.”
In Minority Communities, Doctors Are Changing Minds About Vaccination
Many Black and Hispanic Americans mistrust government officials, and instead have turned to physicians they have long known.
Denese Rankin, left, and her daughter, Tyra Lindsey, of Castleberry, Ala., had doubts about the Covid-19 vaccines until Ms. Rankin’s niece, Dr. Zanthia Wiley, came home for a chat.Credit.Lynsey Weatherspoon for The New York Times
Published Dec. 31, 2020Updated Jan. 1, 2021
Like many Black and rural Americans, Denese Rankin, a 55-year-old retired bookkeeper and receptionist in Castleberry, Ala., did not want the Covid-19 vaccine.
Ms. Rankin worried about side effects she had seen stories on social media about people developing Bell’s palsy, for example, after they were vaccinated. She thought the vaccines had come about too quickly to be safe. And she worried that the vaccinations might turn out to be another example in the government’s long history of medical experimentation on B