The filmmaker has a special BET in which he addresses difficult issues relating to COVID-19 and the vaccine, while addressing the concerns of the black community. We are approaching an open America, where quarantine mandates will be a thing of the past, but it is not yet clear how far this will happen. The first rounds of COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed and government officials expect everyone to have access in the coming months. Within the black community, there has been talk about skepticism about the vaccine, especially considering the historical context of black people being used as medical experiments in America. Tyler Perry hopes to ease those fears with his next BET feature, Vaccine Covid-19 and the black community: a special Tyler Perry. Perry sat down with CBS This Morning to talk about the special while sharing why he decided to take both doses of the vaccine. “I’m not getting this vaccine because I want you to get it, I want to give you the information so you can make your own choices,” said the media mogul. “I think that’s what education and information is all about.” Perry recognizes and it can “[raise] signals to us as African Americans “, but he still believes that education is the key. The filmmaker admitted that he also did not trust the vaccine when it was first announced, but after doing his research, he became more comfortable with the process. “I think it is very important for people to know that if you take a chance with Covid, you will never know how it will affect you and how it can affect your health in the long run. Perry’s special will air at BET this Thursday (January 28) at 9pm. Watch the clip with Gayle King below.
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