Lydia-Joi Marshall is project and community lead at the Health Commons Solutions Lab, Sinai Health, and serves on the board of the Black Health Alliance.
For those who already felt disconnected from the health-care systems and policy-makers, the COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated lack of trust in health care and public messaging.
Through interviews and focus groups held with parents of kids 5 to 11 years old, Health Commons Solutions Lab learned about their motivations, beliefs and questions when it comes to vaccinating their kids – and what resources they need.