The Historical Issues of Trustworthiness & Medical Science that give Black People Cause for Concern
The Black Scientists’ Task Force on Vaccine Equity delve into the history of experimental studies on Black Americans and ongoing experiences of medical racism:
Historic association of eugenicists with Polio vaccines, the infamous Tuskegee study where Black men in Alabama with syphilis were left untreated, forced or coerced sterilizations known as “Mississippi appendectomies “and ongoing experiences of medical racism give people cause for concern and hesitancy.
Speakers:
Dr. Isaac Odame | Haematology Section Head in the Division, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Celina Caesar-Chavannes | Research Consultant & Sr. Advisory at Queen’s University
Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman | Allergy Lead in the Special Immunization Clinic, Mc Master Children’s Hospital
Moderator:
Dr. Onye Nnorom | Family Doctor and a Public Health & Preventive Medicine Specialist
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