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Vaccine Myths and Facts – Mini-Sections
Section 8
Facts: Black and Latinx Communities
are Not Being Singled Out.
But They are Being Encouraged to Get the Vaccine
because they Have Higher Rates of Infection,
Hospitalization, and Death from COVID-19
.

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For more information click CDC Myths and Facts about COVID-19 Vaccines.
-Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. (2021, August 18). Covid-19 vaccine myths and facts - publichealth.lacounty.gov. VaccinateLACounty.com. 4-5. Retrieved October 6, 2021, from http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/Media/Coronavirus/docs/vaccine/VaccineMythsAndFacts.pdf

Update
Addressing COVID-19 Rumors
and Behaviors Using Theory
in Guyana: A Program Case Study

- Olapeju, B., Adams, C., Simpson, J., Mitchum, L., Wilson, S., Jarrah, M., Hunter, G., Davis, T., Martin, A., Shaw, S., Tibbels, N., Orkis, J., & Storey, J. D. (2022). Addressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case Study. Global health, science and practice, 10(4), e2200071.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Barbarin, O., Khoury, B., Klicperová-Baker, M., Gutiérrez, G., Thompson, A., Padakannaya, P., & Crowe, S. (2021). Psychological science and COVID-19: An agenda for social action. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 91(3), 412–422.

Geiger, M., Rees, F., Lilleholt, L., Santana, A. P., Zettler, I., Wilhelm, O., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2021). Measuring the 7Cs of vaccination readiness. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication.

Hofmann, S. A. (2021). Racial disparities in COVID-19 anxiety and adversity. Traumatology. Advance online publication.

Riggle, E. D. B., Drabble, L. A., Bochicchio, L. A., Wootton, A. R., Veldhuis, C. B., Munroe, C., & Hughes, T. L. (2021). Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic among African American, Latinx, and White sexual minority women: A descriptive phenomenological study. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8(2), 145–158.

Thompkins, F., Jr., Goldblum, P., Lai, T., Hansell, T., Barclay, A., & Brown, L. M. (2020). A culturally specific mental health and spirituality approach for African Americans facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(5), 455–456.

QUESTION 8
In the past, people of color have been lied to or forced to test drugs or medical procedures under unethical practices, placing their health at risk. Why were efforts made in testing to include Black and Latinx volunteers in numbers that reflect the population? To select and enter your answer go to Test.


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