Students Talk Science 2021: Student Productions
Minorities and the Vaccine: A Short Film
By Ellis Eisenberg, Grade 10, Half Hollow Hills High School West
I created an animated short film that explains various aspects of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. The film discusses how a history of unethical medical practices justifies skepticism about the vaccine, but how facts about the vaccine can help overcome this mistrust. The film also describes how they vaccines were tested for safety and highlights roles minorities played in researching, testing, and increasing trust for the vaccines. Some footage from our interview with Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable is included to emphasize the importance of minorities getting vaccinated.
Video Collections
Interviews
In four interviews, students talked with physician/scientists from NIH and elsewhere about past and present
minority healthcare disparities, vaccine access and vaccine hesitancy.
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Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable
“There is hope for the future and you [students] are the main reason”
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Dr. Monica Webb Hooper
“I feel a very personal responsibility”
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Dr. Gary Gibbons
“We as scientists need to stay connected to community”
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Dr. Eugenia South
“My initial response [to taking the vaccine] was no way!”
Student Productions
Students produced their own videos about the science of the vaccine and the history of healthcare disparities in minority communities
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Student productions on
Vaccines in Layman’s Terms
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Student productions on
Minorities and the Vaccine: A Short Film
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Student productions on
Just The Facts: How the Pfizer mRNA Vaccine Works
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Student productions on
How COVID Testing Works
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Student productions on
Coronavirus Family and Friend Interviews