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The Intersection of Medical Racism and Vaccine Hesitancy

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Dec 29, 2020

The world has all eyes on the Covid-19 vaccines and news of the rollout. But for African Americans, the sigh of relief at a vaccine is also met with some skepticism. The skepticism has little to do with the science of the vaccine and everything to do with the history of the medical establishment and how medical racism impacts Black people and other people of color. Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. writes on the issue for ZORA Editors.

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