Yesterday, I was interviewed about the medical mistrust among the African-American community concerning the COVID-19 vaccine.  Mr. Hoggard had interviewed me earlier in the summer about a study on North Carolina’s sterilization program. A population that I am concerned about are those with sickle cell disease (SCD).  According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), sickle cell disease is widespread among those with ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa; Spanish-speaking regions of South America, the Caribbean, and Central America; Saudi Arabia; India; and Turkey, Greece, and Italy.