05-24-2021, 10:52 AM
(05-23-2021, 01:25 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: The Tuskegee incident is only the most extreme example--and an easy one to evoke, but bias in medicine continues to this day. Even John Oliver did a (US focused) piece on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TATSAHJKRd8&ab_channel=LastWeekTonight
Yes, I know that incident isn’t an isolated one. I’m thinking right now of Joyce Echaquan, who died in hospital but left a recording of caregivers making fun of and insulting her. A true hero, who brought into the light truly reprehensible behaviour. Will it lead to the required changes? I don’t know.
But that being said, vaccines are obviously being given out to all; Black or Indigenous (or whatever) populations are not being singled out to take the vaccines first so we can see what happens, and then make corrections before giving them to the privileged white population. At this point, with many millions of doses having been administered and an insignificant number of adverse reactions, continued belief that the vaccines are some sort of plot is absurd, no matter one’s cultural background. And I believe that people of all cultures are capable of recognizing this.
In an employment situation, where I’m suggesting many employees should be required to be vaccinated, this would be all employees: so if one person is somewhat hesitant, they might see their colleague from a different ancestry having their shot too, which should help them to realize that it is not a racist plot.