Well of course the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines
continue to be slowly distributed throughout the country.
But one of the many obstacles officials are running into,
is that many African-Americans
remain skeptical of these new COVID vaccines.
Now, I wanted to understand
the complexities of this skepticism
so I invited a good friend of the show,
Deon Cole to help explain this to me.
Deon, welcome.
Conan, thanks for having me brother.
Glad to have you here.
So Deon, it's my understanding that many Black Americans
don't trust the new COVID-19 vaccines.
Is that right?
That's right Conan.
And the reason is very, very simple.
Have you heard of history card?
Yes, I am familiar with the concept of history.
That's just it.
Black people have historically faced discrimination
from both the U.S. government and healthcare institutions.
Yeah, well, that's fair.
It still seems important though,
that we get people vaccinated.
So what can we do?
Great question Conan.
That's why I am happy to announce
an up and coming alternative, the Blaccine.
I'm sorry, say that again.
What's the Blaccine?
It's basically the same as the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine,
but with a little more flavor to it.
So you're saying there's gonna
be an alternative COVID vaccine
that's just for African-Americans?
That's right Conan is being developed by FUBU.
Oh, wait a minute.
FUBU, how come I haven't heard of this?
Well, did you hear about little knots (mumbles)?
I did not.
Exactly.
There are concerns about the vaccines ingredients,
do we know what's in the Blaccine?
Oh yeah Conan, tons of good stuff.
Cocoa butter, tea tree oil,
ginger ale, Vicks VapoRub.
But most importantly, absolutely no white nonsense.
Oh, no white nonsense.
Okay, well what if a white person
were to take the Blaccine?
Conan, Conan, Conan!
I'm disappointed in you.
What what'd I do?
Ain't that just like a white man trying
to appropriate something that's supposed to be ours.
First Will Smith, now this!
Come on, I just wanted to know what would happened.
Well, honestly Conan I don't think you would like it.
It'll probably be too spicy for you.
Oh, probably true.
Well, there is at least a specific schedule then
to who gets the Blaccine first?
Is there an order to who gets it?
Definitely, but the distribution schedule
is a little bit different.
It goes frontline workers, grannies, aunties,
our brave men and women of weed distribution,
the cast of "Blackish" and then everybody else.
Yeah, well you've got it all worked out then.
Deon Cole, thanks so much for explaining to me.
Deon Cole everybody.