The COVID Vaccine and You: What Black and Latino Communities Need to Know

613 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard,Savannah GA 31401

11 February, 2021

Description

The conversation will be an open discussion about the facts and myths of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Black and Latino communities. “The COVID Vaccine and You: What Black and Latino Communities Need to Know" is a community forum presented by the Savannah Morning News, Savannah Tribune, E-93 and Magic 103.9. The conversation will be an open discussion about the facts and myths of the COVID-19 vaccine, featuring local medical professionals and historians. Moderators: Rana L. Cash, Savannah Morning News; Tanya Milton, Savannah Tribune Panelists: Daniel Brown participated in the COVID vaccine clinical trials that made the emergency approval of the vaccine possible. He is an emeritus member of the 100 Black Men of Savannah. Dr. Bonzo Reddick, a Savannah native and son of Judge Bonzo and Betty Reddick, is a 1994 graduate of Windsor Forest High School. A graduate of Morehouse School of Medicine, Reddick is a primary care physician at JC Lewis Health Center. He is also on the faculty in the Department of Family Medicine at Mercer Medical School at Memorial. Dr. Cecil Bennett is a family practice physician at Newnan Family Medicine Associates. A graduate of Morehouse School of Medicine, Dr. Bennett has served on the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Academy of Family Medicine. He was a recent presenter for the African American Newspaper organization to warn of the danger of COVIDs and to provide information on the coronavirus vaccine. Beatriz Severson is a registered nurse and advocate for Hispanic communities in Savannah. She serves as a community volunteer for the Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition, Health and Mental Health Teams; the Savannah Prevention Coalition, under the leadership of Beyond the Bell; and HOLA, a task force created by Savanah Mayor Van Johnson. Tammi Brown works for the Georgia Department of Health as the Chatham County Nurse Manager. She was integral to setting up and managing the successful COIVD testing program at the Savannah Civic Center and was among the first people in Georgia to receive the Pfizer vaccine when it became publicly available in the state. Dr. Karla-Sue Marriott serves as Interim Chair of the Chemistry and Forensic Science Department at Savannah State University. Dr. Marriott has studied the history of vaccines around the world and its effects in communities of color. Capacity will be limited to comply with CDC recommendations and will be streamed on Savannahnow.com and facebook.com/savannahnow.