Much of the public has gotten a lesson in vaccine clinical trials research, and now is learning more about the Emergency Use Authorization mechanism as it is used to approve the first vaccines. This session will include African American and Latino community members, public health professionals, and local leaders to talk about what we know about these topics and prepare our communities to make informed decisions about the vaccine.
Speakers:
Stephen B. Thomas, PhD, Professor and Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity, UMD SPH
Sandra C. Quinn, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Family Science and Senior Associate Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity, UMD SPH
Gloria Aparicio Blackwell, Director of Community Engagement, UMD and member of the MCHE Community Research Advisory Board (aka CRAB)
Ysabel Duron, President/ Executive Director at The Latino Cancer Institute
Matthew Kusher, MD
Mike Brown, Barber
Jimmie Slade, member of the MCHE Community Research Advisory Board (aka CRAB)
Ernest Carter, MD, PhD, Health Officer, Prince George's County Health Department
Joselene Pena-Melnyk, Maryland State Delegate, District 21
Moderator: Omar Neal, President/CEO You Got The Power Enterprises, Inc. and former mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama
