The Interim Director of The Institute for Health Research & Policy at Whitman-Walker, Dr. Jenn Kwait, was a co-author of a NIH research study to understand the extent of racial disparities in SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among people living with HIV and those vulnerable to HIV infection and to estimate the contributions of medical mistrust and vaccine-hesitant attitudes to these disparities.

Conclusion: Findings indicate a profound need to build trustworthy healthcare environments to combat medical mistrust and vaccine-hesitant attitudes in Black communities in the United States, including those affected by HIV.

Full details here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39497542/