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Although around 50% of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s population have received at least one vaccine shot, there are still significant racial disparities. as Black people to have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

There’s a push to address the conditions that create vaccine hesitancy in Black and brown communities – but there’s also a question of access. Are vaccines being provided to people within their communities, by people they trust?

This hour on Disrupted, we talk about vaccine access and hesitancy as the roll-out continues in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. .

And we discuss how educational institutions are examining issues of equity, inclusion, and belonging.

GUESTS:

• Don C. Sawyer, III – Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Associate Professor of Sociology at Quinnipiac University
• Dr. Gary Desir – Chair of internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine
• Chineye Anako – Regional Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Trinity Health of New England
• Dr. Fred Mckinney – Highsmith Chair of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Quinnipiac University School of Business

This episode was produced by Catie Talarski, James Szkobel-Wolff, and Anna Elizabeth.