Ubele Talking Points The Vaccine Conversation

There are a lot of questions without answers around the vaccine for the black community. This is in addition to a high level of grief, bereavement and loss in our communities- it intensifying discussions, without medical specialists to verify.

A few weeks ago, we put a call out to see what questions people that had deserve to be answered. We have managed to assemble a panel of specialists, who will be able to answer directly. This is a place for the black community across the UK to have an honest dialogue, be heard, spoken to and addressed.

Opening with Dr Yansie Rolston FRSA : A word on Collective Grief and Bereavement

Community questions, for example:

What were the ages and races of the people who the vaccines were tried on and what side effects did they experience?

Will this be something that they eventually use to monitor and control people?

It is a new vaccine, with virtually no time to be tested properly- is it even safe?

Why do you have to take the vaccine twice?

Is it safe for Black people?

What will be the consequence if you do not agree to take the vaccine?

How safe is the vaccine? Are there any contraindications?

What are the results back from people who have had it so far, what side effects/problems have revealed themselves?

Questions to the experts:

Dr Sarah Ann Filson : Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Registrar

Carlon Fitzpatrick : NHS Clinical Entrepreneur

Dr. Lailah Alidu : Researcher in Ethnicity and COVID-19 Study

This event’s aim is to distribute information about the vaccine and attempt to answer the questions that were sent into Ubele about the vaccine. We acknowledge there is a mistrust of the government, data (or lack of) for black people and valid reason to be skeptical of the vaccine itself. This is a place for the black community across the UK to have an honest dialogue, be heard, spoken to and addressed.