The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that racial inequities and health disparities exist within disenfranchised communities. Minority groups have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in higher infection rates and deaths, similar to the existing HIV epidemic. On March 15, 2021, This webinar:

• Discussed structural barriers related to HIV prevention and COVID-19 vaccine uptake
• Discussed the similarities and differences between the COVID-19 pandemic and HIV epidemic
• Addressed the importance of using a racial equity lens to end both the COVID-19 Pandemic and the HIV Epidemic
• Discussed community messages, solutions, and best practices to address racial inequities in disenfranchised communities

Facilitator:
Abraham Johnson: Community Engagement Officer, Treatment Action Group

Speakers:

• Greg Millett: MPH, Vice President and Director of Public Policy at amfAR
• Sarit Golub: Ph.D., MPH Professor, Department of Psychology Hunter College & Graduate Center of the City University of New York
• Kenyon Farrow: Co-Executive Director of Partners for Dignity & Rights