As you're contemplating getting the vaccine or not, there's 3 important people I'd like you to learn more about. 🧵
1. The first person to introduce vaccines to the United States was a West African born, American enslaved man name Onesimus. He introduced a West Africa custom where you introduce a little bit of the virus to your body to help your body learn to fight off the virus...
At the time, people in Boston were dying left and right from smallpox. He saved lives by teaching those around him about inoculations. This is the basis of modern day vaccines.
2. Dr. William (Bill) Jenkins. We probably all know about the Tuskegee study, but did you know it was a Black Epidemiologist/ Biostatistician that identified the injustices and fought to end the study? ...
Black people have joined the sciences so that we can put an end to medical mistreatment of our community. Just like Dr. Bill Jenkins did.
3. Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, she's a Black immunologist who led the Moderna vaccine for the US. abc11.com/dr-kizzmekia-c…
Black people have played an important role in science/med since the beginning. We've entered into the field to address mistreatment in our community. We've made advancements that will protect us and benefit all.
Here's a 4th I just learned about.
A Nigerian scientist at Yale who was a significant lead on the Pfizer vaccine trial. #NaijaNoDeyCarryLast 🇳🇬✊🏾
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A Nigerian scientist at Yale who was a significant lead on the Pfizer vaccine trial. #NaijaNoDeyCarryLast 🇳🇬✊🏾
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