SEE THE STRETCH OF QUIET WEATHER WILL STAY WITH US AND IT IS A 20% CHANCE IN THE FORECAST FOR US ON THURSDAY. BACK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, PETA. >>> THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY HAS BEEN HIT HARD BY THE PANDEMIC AND THEY HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO GET SICK AND DIE FROM COVID-19. WE ARE JOINED NOW BY DR. DELON CANTERBURY, A PHARMACIST AND MEMBER OF THE DURHAM COVID-19 TASK FORCE. HE WILL DISPEL MISINFORMATION WHEN IT COMES TO THE VIRUS AND THE VACCINE . DR. CANTERBURY, IT IS GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON. DR. CANTERBURY, WHY ARE MINORITIES MORE AFFECTED BY THE VIRUS ? >> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION AND YOU CANNOT DISCUSS THIS WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR ENVIRONMENT. THAT CAN RANGE FROM HEALTH LITERACY AND YOUR OCCUPATION OR EVEN WHERE YOU MIGHT WORSHIP BUT EVEN WITH THAT, WE SEE SKEPTICISM BASED ON THE HISTORY THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS. >> SO WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON PIECE OF MISINFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE HEARD THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT? >> SURE. THE MAIN ONE THAT I SEEM TO HEAR FROM MY PATIENTS COMES FROM IS THIS GOING TO HURT ME? NO. IT IS COMPLETELY NOT ANTIVIRUS BEEN PUTTING YOU AT ALL. WHAT IT WILL DO IS GIVE YOU THE CODE ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOU WILL NOT GET THE COVID-19 VIRUS ITSELF . >> DR. CANTERBURY , YOU TOUCHED ON THE LINGERING MISTRUST THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE WITH HEALTH SYSTEMS AND HOW CAN WE BUILD THIS TRUST AT THE TIME OF THE PANDEMIC? BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS. IT REALLY STARTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. IT STARTS WITH HAVING TRUSTED MEMBERS WORKING TOGETHER TO DISPEL MYTHS THIS INCLUDES CHURCH MEMBERS AND FAITH-BASED LEADERS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND ALSO THE HEALTHCARE REPRESENTATIVES. IT HAS TO BE A UNIFIED FRONT AND YOU CANNOT JUST HAVE SOMEONE YOU DO NOT KNOW GETTING A VACCINE ON A CAMERA AND ASSUMED THE MINORITY COMMUNITY IS GOING TO GET IT AND IT STARTS WITH TO BE CONSISTENT IN YOUR MESSAGING. >> AND YOU ALSO SHOW BY EXAMPLE. I UNDERSTAND YOU RECENTLY RECEIVED A VACCINE. >> IT WAS GREAT. I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS MYSELF. THE FIRST DAY I ACTUALLY GAVE THE VACCINE AND WE ADMINISTERED ALMOST 200 DOSES AND I WAS THE LAST ONE TO RECEIVE THE MODERNA VACCINE AND IT WENT WELL. I DO NOT HAVE ANY FATIGUE OR CHILLS. I DID HAVE A SORE ARM BUT THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED. >> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING THE VACCINE? >> THEY SHOULD KNOW TO ASK SOMEONE. ASK YOUR COMMUNITY BETTER LEADERS AND SEEK OUT INFORMATION THAT IS CREDIBLE. DO NOT ASSUME EVERYTHING SOCIAL MEDIA IS TRUE. YOU CAN CALL YOUR HEALTH CENTER TO SEE HOW THEY CAN HELP YOU. OUR PEOPLE ARE DYING MORE THAN THE MAJORITY SO WE HAVE TO STOP