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Appointed to the VRC in 2014, Corbett was a postdoctoral scientist of the VRC's COVID-19 Team, [6] with research efforts aimed at COVID-19 vaccines. [7] [8] In February 2021, Corbett was highlighted in the Time's "Time100 Next" list [9] under the category of Innovators, with a profile written by Anthony Fauci. [10]
Ala Stanford is an American pediatric surgeon. She is the founder of R.E.A.L. Concierge Medicine and the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium. She is also the first African-American female pediatric surgeon to be trained entirely in the United States.
Abiona described herself as a medical student by day and a Covid-19 vaccine researcher by night, finishing some of the pivotal work produced at one of the most renowned labs in the world and ...
[18] Baxter has used her social media platform to counter misinformation around COVID-19 and vaccines. In 2021, she released "Big Ole Geeks," a parody of Megan Thee Stallion's hit "Big Ole Freak". [22] "Wipe It Down," Baxter's parody of Lil Boosie's "Wipe Me Down," contained information and safety tips related to the COVID-19 pandemic. [23]
As public confidence in the COVID vaccines slowly increases, Black Americans remain less likely to trust the vaccine compared to other racial and ethnic groups. Sandra Lindsay, the ICU nurse who ...
Black doctors serving Black communities are feeling exasperation after months of wading through myths and misinformation about Covid and the authorized vaccines.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the work of Moore's team was instrumental in the development of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. [19] In December 2020, she and other Moderna leaders addressed the Food and Drug Administration advisory panel to consider recommending emergency use authorization of the mRNA-1273 vaccine. [2]
Black America has historically been skeptical of the medical profession. This distrust was built upon a legacy of racist practices, including the Tuskegee study, but has been reinforced by the ...