Stories about COVID and Vaccination in and around Baltimore
In 2021, a coalition of national museum and library associations awarded the Peale (Baltimore, Maryland) a Communities for Immunity grant. The goal of the project is for trusted, local institutions to engage their communities in order to boost COVID-19 vaccine confidence. Since being awarded the grant, we’ve been gathering stories from people about their experiences with COVID and getting the vaccine.
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Supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Communities for Immunity provides funding awards and support to museums and libraries engaging their communities to boost COVID-19 vaccine confidence. As trusted community partners, museums and libraries play a critical role in building vaccine confidence and fighting the pandemic.
Listen to these stories as a full playlist on our Be Here Stories SoundCloud channel.
Visit the Vax Vox exhibition in the virtual world Second Life.
English-language Transcripts: Listed in alphabetical order of participants’ names.
- Adi and Kaden: Perspectives on Two Years of the Pandemic, Baltimore
- Paul Best: Teaching Middle School During a Pandemic, Philadelphia
- Daisy Brown: A Brush with COVID, Baltimore
- Pauline Charles: COVID’s Affect on the Economy, Baltimore
- Ronald Charles: Doing Your Part During the Pandemic, Baltimore
- Charity: Searching for Normalcy and Peace in the Wake of COVID-19, Baltimore
- Chisom: Matchmaking and Finding Connections during the Pandemic, Baltimore
- Michelle Fisher: Feeling More Confident After Vaccination, Baltimore
- Mama Linda Goss, The Ant and Grasshopper
- Mama Linda Goss, The Welcome Table of Peace
- Mama Linda Goss, When the Spiders Unite
- Mama Linda Goss: Great Aunt Essie Fable
- Mama Linda Goss: Gifted Hands and Gifted Minds
- Mama Linda Goss: Waiting on the Lord Fable
- Sarif Jackson: Disruptions to Life During COVID-19, Baltimore
- Pat Jones: Working in the Immigrant Community, Baltimore
- Lula Rose: Feeling Sick After the Vaccine, Maryland
- Malia: Taking Care of Parents During COVID-19, Baltimore
- Tayler Mugar: On Vaccine Mandates, COVID Symptoms, and Healthy Living, Baltimore
- Nefer: A Story of Survival, Baltimore
- Tavon Phillips: Anxiety Over Getting Vaccinated, Baltimore
- Tavon Phillips: Life During COVID, Baltimore
- Joy Ross: Making Connections with Neighborhood Youth, Baltimore
- Sammy: Aspirations for Cooking School and Learning to Persevere, Baltimore
- Chrys Seawood: Covid-19 and the Black Community, Baltimore
- Cherring Spence: Early COVID Spread, Educating the Community, and Building Trust
- Tristan Stefanović: Reconnecting with Community after Vaccination, Baltimore
- Tristan Stefanovic: Reflections on March 2020, Baltimore
- Aissata Sy: Researching the COVID-19 Vaccine, Baltimore
- Aissata Sy: Overcoming Fear and Making Informed Decisions about Vaccination, Baltimore
- Taco: Excited to Go Out Again, Maryland
- Timon: Just Staying Safe, Maryland
- MonTressa Tripps: Working in the Community During the Pandemic, Baltimore
- Jay’Quan Washington: Virtual School and Vaccination Humor, Baltimore
Transcripciones en inglés: enumeradas en orden alfabético de los nombres de los participantes.
- Adi y Kaden: Perspectivas sobre dos años de pandemia, Baltimore
- Paul Best: Enseñanza en la escuela secundaria durante una pandemia, Philadelphia
- Daisy Brown: un roce con COVID, Baltimore
- Pauline Charles: El efecto de COVID en la economía, Baltimore
- Ronald Charles: Haciendo su parte durante la pandemia, Baltimore
- Charity: Buscando la normalidad y la paz tras el COVID-19, Baltimore
- Chisom: emparejamiento y búsqueda de conexiones durante la pandemia, Baltimore
- Michelle Fisher: Sintiéndose más segura después de la vacunación, Baltimore
- Mama Linda Goss, La hormiga y el saltamontes
- Mama Linda Goss, La mesa de bienvenida de la paz
- Mama Linda Goss, Cuando las arañas se unen
- Mama Linda Goss: Fábula de la tía abuela Essie
- Mama Linda Goss: Manos dotadas y mentes dotadas
- Mama Linda Goss: Esperando al Señor Fábula
- Sarif Jackson: Interrupciones en la vida durante COVID-19, Baltimore
- Pat Jones: Trabajar en la comunidad de inmigrantes, Baltimore
- Lula Rose: sintiéndose enferma después de la vacuna, Maryland
- Malia: cuidar a los padres durante el COVID-19, Baltimore
- Tayler Mugar: sobre mandatos de vacunas, síntomas de COVID y vida saludable, Baltimore
- Nefer: una historia de supervivencia, Baltimore
- Tavon Phillips: Ansiedad por vacunarse, Baltimore
- Tavon Phillips: La vida durante la COVID, Baltimore
- Joy Ross: Haciendo conexiones con la juventud del vecindario, Baltimore
- Sammy: aspiraciones para la escuela de cocina y aprender a perseverar, Baltimore
- Chrys Seawood: Covid-19 y la comunidad negra, Baltimore
- Cherring Spence: Propagación temprana de COVID, educación de la comunidad y fomento de la confianza
- Tristan Stefanović: Reconectarse con la comunidad después de la vacunación, Baltimore
- Tristan Stefanović: Reflexiones sobre marzo de 2020, Baltimore
- Aissata Sy: Investigación de la vacuna COVID-19, Baltimore
- Aissata Sy: Superar el miedo y tomar decisiones informadas sobre la vacunación, Baltimore
- Taco: Emocionada de salir de nuevo, Maryland
- Timon: simplemente mantenerse a salvo, Maryland
- MonTressa Tripps: Trabajando en la comunidad durante la pandemia, Baltimore
- Jay’Quan Washington: escuela virtual y humor sobre vacunación, Baltimore
Other Resources
- Chrys Seawood: Covid-19 and the Black Community, Baltimore: PowerPoint Presentation/Slides
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