My sister & niece finally got vaxxed! My sis was the most vaccine hesitant person I know, and she makes the healthcare decisions for my niece.
My sis was afraid, not uneducated, not didn't care, and def didn't deserve death bc she had fear of medicine that never served her well.
My sis was afraid, not uneducated, not didn't care, and def didn't deserve death bc she had fear of medicine that never served her well.
She was cautious, created a buble with 1 family and never ventured outside of it without her N95 mask, face shield, gloves. She washed her hands often, and used contact free everything.
She bought at home Covid test as soon as they hit the market.
She knew covid was real...
She bought at home Covid test as soon as they hit the market.
She knew covid was real...
but also knew medicine harms Black people, sometimes just for the heck of it.
History didnt need to teach her this (but it did), she had her own experiences. Like the nurse who called her miscarriage "a blessing" or the residents who had her pushing in active labor for 7 hrs...
History didnt need to teach her this (but it did), she had her own experiences. Like the nurse who called her miscarriage "a blessing" or the residents who had her pushing in active labor for 7 hrs...
before calling an attending for help (who subsequently turned the baby's head delivered the baby in 3 pushes).
Or the doc who refused her pain meds 18 hrs post a c-section.
Her fear that sub-par or bad batches would be sent to Black neighborhoods wasn't far-fetched
Or the doc who refused her pain meds 18 hrs post a c-section.
Her fear that sub-par or bad batches would be sent to Black neighborhoods wasn't far-fetched
Thats where sub-par food can be found in abundance and liquor stores and unhealthy fast food chains abound.
What finally got through to her, was her 15 year old child pleas to listen to auntie (me) who always tells them the full truth, not just the rainbow shiny stuff.
What finally got through to her, was her 15 year old child pleas to listen to auntie (me) who always tells them the full truth, not just the rainbow shiny stuff.
Plus positive peer pressure. My sis and niece were now the only unvaxxed in the family. The only unvaxxed in the bubble. The only unvaxxed in her home. She became an eye witness to the vaxx causing no harm. With each vaxx person in her life, she grew less hesitant.
Late adopters are real. Deserve patience. Deserve mitigation techniques.
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