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By ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News
(NEW YORK) When Rev. Miniard Culpepper, the senior pastor of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Boston, rolled up his sleeve last month alongside several other faith leaders, he wanted to be a role model and encourage people in his majority-Black community to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Due to a combination of historically rooted mistrust of the medical system, vaccine hesitancy and often, a lack of access, many Black Americans, who have been disproportionately impacted by the virus, are being vaccinated at rates concerningly lower than white Americans. Vaccines are such a critical piece of getting us out of COVID and cutting down the number of deaths in our community, Culpepper told ABC News. It s our responsibility to help educate our people, and to be a role model and getting the vaccine first. I think it s a trust issue. People trust the pastors, to lead them in the right direction.
âIâm not getting it unless itâs mandatedâ: Why many African Americans distrust the COVID-19 vaccine As COVID-19 spreads throughout Mississippi, the Black community still continues to see staggering numbers of fatalities, however, the number of vaccinations seem to stay at a relatively low rate of only 15%, according to MSDH. (Source: WLOX) By Akim Powell | January 23, 2021 at 9:03 PM CST - Updated February 25 at 3:15 PM
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - As COVID-19 spreads throughout Mississippi, the Black community still continues to see staggering numbers of fatalities. However, the number of vaccinations seems to stay at a relatively low rate of only 15%, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Health experts say just because you have received one of the COVID-19 vaccines, doesn’t mean you can take your mask off. It will be months before enough people have received a vaccine that we can begin to relax the precautions the CDC advises.
Coast doctor hopes to ease fears surrounding COVID-19 vaccine
Coast doctor hopes to ease fears surrounding COVID-19 vaccine By Desirae Duncan | December 23, 2020 at 3:38 PM CST - Updated December 24 at 6:36 AM
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The COVID-19 vaccine is sparking hope in many that this may be the long-awaited light at the end of the tunnel of the pandemic.
However, some are still hesitant about taking the vaccine once it becomes available to the general public.
Dr. Belinda Alexander was vaccinated on Wednesday, and she hopes to ease fears surrounding the vaccine, especially for minority communities.
“I’m glad that we have another arsenal to combat the coronavirus, and I feel that given that I’m a physician in this neighborhood, I also grew up in Biloxi, that I need to tell the people that it is available and that it is safe,” she said.