Community Immunity: Part 1 What Are Vaccines and Why Do They Work

Community Immunity: A Rap Anthology About Vaccines is the latest COVID19 public information campaign from Hip Hop Public Health. A suite of free resources aimed at increasing COVID19 vaccine coverage in communities of color, this animated rap anthology deconstructs vaccine literacy into in a series of five animated videos featuring the voice of Grammywinning rapper and HHPH Advisory Board member Darryl DMC McDaniels of RunDMC, along with awardwinning producer Artie Green and singersongwriter Gerry Gunn. Medical oversight was provided by our founder, Dr. Olajide Williams, Dr. Melissa Stockwell and our advisory board member, Dr. Monique HedmannMaxey. Community Immunity: Part 1 What Are Vaccines and WhyDo They Work Highlights the power of vaccines, which have all but eliminated diseases that once sickened, crippled or killed millions of people every year, including smallpox and polio. The two current COVID19 vaccines are more than 90 effective at protecting the recipient (9 of 10 people wont get s