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Many Black Americans aren’t rushing to get the COVID-19 vaccine – a long history of medical abuse suggests why

  • Written by Esther Jones, Associate Professor of English, affiliate with Africana Studies and Women's & Gender Studies, Clark University
imageBlack patients can be wary of the medical establishment.Maskot via Getty Images

Black Americans have been the least inclined of any racial or ethnic group to say they’d get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The proportion of Black people who said they’ll probably or definitely take the shot has risen over time – but even by...

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