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The federal government is pouring billions of dollars into the effort to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus. At least four pharmaceutical companies say they are ready to conduct vaccine trials on human volunteers—a needed step before widespread distribution. Scientists emphasize the importance of testing the vaccine in diverse populations. Leaders of at least three tribes, the Navajo Nation, the Lummi Nation and the Nooksack Indian Tribe, agreed to allow vaccine trials involving their citizens. But many of those citizens harbor distrust of scientific experiments because of previous missteps.
Guests:
Carolyn Angus-Hornbuckle (Mohawk) – chief operating officer and director of the National Indian Health Board Health Policy Center
Daniel Tso (Diné) – chairman of the health, education and human services committee of the Navajo Nation Council
Dee Vigil (Pueblo from Nambé) – research program coordinator for the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health
Tosheena Nez (Navajo) – health educator and community connector
Break 1 music: 5TH WORLD ORDER instrumental (song) Randy Boogie (artist) THE BLESSINGWAY BOOGIE (Deluxe Edition) (album)
Break 2 music: Badger Boogie (song) Arvel Bird (artist) Animal Totem 2 (album)
