Welcome to part one of our COVID-19 Vaccine series where during the coming month, we will release weekly information on the vaccine and what it means for the Habesha community. We partnered with the Ethio-Philly Mental Health Council to host a discussion with experts in the field on the COVID-19 vaccine. We would like to thank our presenters Amha Tadesse, MPH, Kassahun Selassie, PhD and Bekele Abebe for sharing their expertise as well as Eyob Feyssa, MD for moderating!

The key takeaways from the discussion were the importance of vaccines in eliminating disease, the development and regulatory approval process of the COVID-19 vaccine, and the current research on how safe and effective the COVID-19 vaccine is.