-CDC, Deputy Director of Office of Minority Health, Nov2024-present
-CDC, Team Lead, Office of Minority Health Strategic Initiatives Team, May 2022-Nov 2024
-CDC, Epidemiologist/Sr Advisor for Health Equity, Social Determinants of Health, and DEI, Jun 2012-May 2022
-Commissioned Corps of US Public Health Service, Commander, Jul 2012-present
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Dr. NaTasha Hollis studied inequities in COVID-19 vaccines for adolescents with and without disabilities. Her findings? Despite low participation, wide availability, and less severity of the illness in adolescents, we need to go to the schools.
“Given the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and the less-than-ideal vaccination rate among all adolescents in this study, more universal strategies to increase confidence and receipt of vaccinations and boosters are warranted.”
“Given the amount of time spent in school settings and the presence of educators and other specialists who might be able to assist with supporting a student with additional needs, further consideration for reaching students with disability in school settings is warranted.”
Parents choosing not to vaccinate their kids against an illness that rarely presents itself as something more than a bad cold has nothing to do with inaccessibility or lack of knowledge. The CDC and Dr. Hollis shouldn’t be using tax dollars figuring out how to get more kids unnecessarily jabbed.
There is no lack of studies on the detrimental effects of COVID, lockdowns, vaccinations, etc. However, Dr. NaTasha Hollis participated in one that says racial minorities had worse effects.
In a study titled “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Prevalence of Stress and Worry, Mental Health Conditions, and Increased Substance Use Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” she and her colleagues detail how COVID-19 led to higher rates of depression, suicidal thoughts, and substance abuse and interventions need to be tailored for racial and ethnic minority groups.
Instead of another expensive study on how everything is racist, we should all just agree that locking people down, forcing them to where masks, and eliminating any human interaction had extreme effects on everyone.
Addressing psychosocial stressors, mental health conditions, and substance misuse among U.S. adults during the COVID-19 pandemic is important, as are interventions tailored for racial and ethnic minority groups.
Addressing psychosocial stressors, mental health conditions, and substance misuse among U.S. adults during the COVID-19 pandemic is important, as are interventions tailored for racial and ethnic minority groups.
