Reckoning with the Past & Building Trust: A Conversation on the COVID Vaccine & Black Communities

Nationally respected doctor and scholar Dr. George C. Hill CCAS'61, a graduate of Camden High School and of Rutgers University–Camden, led a discussion about how the history of scientific mistreatment of Black people by the medical community is impacting desires to receive the COVID-19 vaccinations. Camden Mayor Frank Moran offered introductory comments at the start of the event. A Q&A with Dr. Hill, featuring Dr. Jubril Oyeyemi, medical director of care management initiatives at the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, and moderated by our faculty member Dr. Tyshaneka Saffold, a clinical instructor of nursing at Rutgers–Camden, followed the talk.

 

Tune in to the video on Youtube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq2yfkZ1Abk