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This Race and Vaccine Hesitancy in the US lesson plan also includes:
- Google Docs Version (Make a Copy)
- Inside the Attempt to Build Trust about the COVID-19 Vaccine in Black Communities
- Student Handout (Google Doc)
- Why Life Expectancy for Black Men Fell Following the Infamous Tuskegee Experiment
- The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks
- Why Are Black Mothers and Infants Far More Likely to Die in US from Pregnancy-Related Causes?
- COVID-19 Has Already Cut US Life Expectancy by a Year. For Black Americans, It’s Worse
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What does race have to do with COVID vaccine hesitancy? That is the question young scholars pursue in a video activity that looks at the impacts of such things as the Tuskegee Experiment, the unauthorized use of Henrietta Lacks's cancer cells, black women mortality in pregnancy rates, and the impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans to explain the reluctance to vaccinate.
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Instructional Ideas
- Add Serena William's childbirth experience to the list of stories to research
Classroom Considerations
- There are over 25 pages of Pew Research Center studies; consider limiting research groups to the three listed in the lesson and maybe one or two others so that each group reports on just one article
Pros
- Considerable data is included to document the conclusion offered by the lesson
Cons
- None