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SHA' PTA' - Wonderful Women Wednesday - Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett: Vaccine Scientist
EPISODE #54 - This Wonderful Women Wednesday, we celebrate: Dr. Kizzmekia “Kizzy” Corbett (34-year-old African American viral immunologist who wants to help save the world.) She leads the coronavirus vaccine research at the National Institutes of Health, and the mRNA vaccine they have developed in collaboration with Moderna has reported an astounding 94.5% efficacy. She does a podcast episode with CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta and discusses Facts vs. Fiction when it come to African Americans and people of color when it comes to the vaccine. She acknowledges the distrust we have with the medical community of course going as far back as the Tuskegee Experiment and the role systematic racism has played during the pandemic. PLEASE DOWNLOAD OUR FREE APP AT PODBEAN.COM AND SET YOUR NOTIFICATION TO RECEIVE NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?
Sources: https://asm.org/Biographies/Kizzmekia-S-Corbett,-Ph-D, CNN Coronavirus Fact V. Fiction podcast with Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta at CNN.com
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