According to the Pew Research Center, only 42% of the Black population in the United States say they are willing to get the current COVID-19 vaccine. In this episode, we try to learn more about the hesitancy among the Black community to take the vaccine, and then take a deeper dive into understanding the vaccine itself. Is it safe? Why should people consider getting it? Alex Gaudin, host of Innovation Health, talks with one of Ochsner Health’s senior Black physicians, Dr. Obinna Nnedu, who specializes in infectious disease, in order to gain a better understanding of this issue.
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0:00 Dr. Nnedu's role at Ochsner.
0:34 Dr. Nnedu's pandemic work.
1:31 Vaccine distrust among different populations.
2:57 Black American distrust in healthcare.
6:20 Top three vaccine concerns.
8:26 Vaccine trials minority representation.
9:01 How the vaccine works.
11:12 Vaccine efficacy among different ethnicities.
11:32 Who needs to get this vaccine and why.
12:44 Vaccine side effects.
13:50 Why do you get side effects?
14:45 Message to listeners from Dr. Nnedu.
