The Year 2042 podcast: Health director talks about why Black people should trust the COVID-19 vaccine Updated Feb 17, 2021; Posted Feb 17, 2021 Saginaw County Health Department Medical Director Dr. Delicia Pruitt receives the COVID-19 vaccine Friday afternoon, Dec. 18, 2020, live on Facebook.Heather Jordan | MLive.com Facebook Share Now that there is a vaccine to combat COVID-19, health officials face the problem of getting Black people to trust it. On this episode of The Year 2042: An MLive Podcast, Dr. Delicia Pruitt joins hosts Dana Afana and Bob Johnson to talk about the importance of the vaccine while explaining how the vaccine seemingly quickly appeared less than a year into the pandemic.