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Home / / If There Were A Vaccine To Protect Against COVID-19, Would You Get It?  (Part 1) 

If There Were A Vaccine To Protect Against COVID-19, Would You Get It?  (Part 1) 

VACCINES ELIMINATE DISEASES

Vaccines are responsible for the total elimination of debilitating infectious diseases like Polio and Smallpox. Vaccination of infants against diseases of childhood are public health strategies that are among the most universally successful approaches.

However, failure to vaccinate children out of fear of increasing the risk of Autism has led to a resurgence of measles, an infection that we had eradicated.  There is no solid scientific evidence showing childhood vaccinations increase rates of autism.   Similarly, many folk refuse to get a seasonal flu shot. While no vaccine is 100% effective, millions of Americans fail to get the vaccine and this results in tens of thousands of people dying every year from the flu, mainly the elderly and people with other medical conditions.

VACCINE MYTHS

I was stunned a few days ago to read on Facebook that people were making claims that a research study showed that folks who had received the flu vaccine were more likely to contract COVID-19. This is simply not true. It resulted from misinterpretations of studies by people who are not scientists or medical professionals. This myth is rapidly spreading across social media within black networks. Many of these folks have pledged never to get a flu vaccine as a result of this. It made me wonder if these people would get a coronavirus vaccination if there was one available.

So while it is not uncommon for a medical intervention developed to help us having unintended consequences, it is important that good research and science help us tease this out. It is very common for misinformation to circulate in our communities and this can have negative health consequences for us. In the next article, I will discuss the potential for a SARS-CoV-2(COVID-19) vaccine and the science surrounding this quest. In the meantime, stay safe!

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April 30, 2020 by By Dr. Keith Crawford, BDO HIV/AIDS Expert

Dr. Keith Crawford

Dr. Keith Crawford has over 25 years of experience in treatment of chronic infectious diseases, clinical and translational research. While a professor of pharmacology at Howard University College of Medicine, he worked in two HIV-specialty clinics. He did clinical research at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine through the AIDS Clinical Trials Group, the largest global network for HIV research. He headed the research division of the PEPFAR program (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) under the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), directing research and clinical care in HIV infection, tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases, in four African countries. He is currently in the Division of AIDS, Therapeutic Research Program of the National Institutes of Health. His articles on blackdoctor.org reflect his own professional views and are not official statements or positions from this agency.

He is currently with the Division of AIDS at the National Institutes of Health. He has over 25 years of experience in HIV treatment and clinical research. This article reflects his personal views and opinions.

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