Vacca

Written by Farah Najib / Performed by Adaya Henry / Directed by Nigel Townsend

Meet Ife

Ife is trying to find love during lockdown and social distancing. Having nearly lost her father to COVID in the last COVID and Me series, Ife is trying to convince her date not to believe all of the conspiracy theories rife in the community and to follow her lead and to do his part by signing up to take part in the vaccine trials.

Tags: Vaccine hesitancy, Cowpox, Smallpox, Farah Najib, infectious diseases, dating, vaccines, anti-vaxxer, black people, guinea pig, Insta, fake news, conspiracy theories, Adaya Henry

Downloads

Script

Extracts

I went on a date

I went on a date. Well – can you even call sitting awkwardly on a patch of grass two metres away from someone a date? obviously we get onto the subject of coronavirus, because how can you not, it’s like…conversational glue. And I tell him I’m thinking of possibly signing up to take part in one of the trials. But Adio is like, completely shocked, and he says to me – why the hell would you wanna do that?

The most important thing really is

But the most important thing, really, is – how will they know if the vaccine will work on people like us, and be safe for people like us, if they can’t test it on people like us?

Playwright Farah Najib talks about writing Vacca

1 2 3

These digital drama’s are fictional pieces commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and produced in collaboration with Leeds university. The content of each film is an artistic interpretation based on authentic patient voices and therefore, the views expressed are not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care or the collaborating organisations.