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Race and Vaccine Hesitancy in the US Lesson PlanRace and Vaccine Hesitancy in the US Lesson Plan
Publisher
PBS
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
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Duration
2 days
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Direct Instruction
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Technology
Video
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Year
2021
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Race and Vaccine Hesitancy in the US

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What does race have to do with COVID vaccine hesitancy? That is the question young scholars pursue in a video instructional 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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Concepts

vaccinations, race relations, racism, covid-19, trust, black history month

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

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