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11/11/2020 - Infectious Disease Expert Interview Part 1
Dr. Paul Auwaerter interviews Dr. Risha Irvin, Assistant Professor specializing in infectious disease at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people of color. Topics: *Disparities in health outcomes in people of color *Underrepresentation in vaccine trials *Obstacles to vaccine trial representation *Ways to improve public health messaging
Faculty
Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA
Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Professor of Medicine
Fisher Center for Environmental Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Risha Irvin, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Baltimore HIV Collaboratory, Center for AIDS Research
Director, Sharing the Cure, Maryland Community Based Programs to Test and Cure Hepatitis C
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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