Building Trust in COVID-19 Vaccines and Beyond Through Authentic Community Investment

Bisola O Ojikutu1, Kathyrn E Stephenson1, Kenneth H Mayer1

  • 1Bisola O. Ojikutu is with the Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Kathyrn E. Stephenson is with the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Kenneth H. Mayer is with the Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health Center, Boston, MA, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Karen M. Emmons is with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.

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