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Vaccine skepticism among African Americans stems from history of medical mistreatment Share Updated: 8:28 PM EST Dec 16, 2020 Share Updated: 8:28 PM EST Dec 16, 2020
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Show Transcript LOOKS AT THE HISTORICAL DISTRUST AMONG BLACK PEOPLE AND VACCINES. REPORTER: AS COVID-19 VACCINES START TO ROLL OUT, SOME ARE RELIEVED ABOUT A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE HEALTH CRISIS, WHILE OTHERS ARE CONCERNED AND SKEPTICAL BASED ON HISTORY. I AM NOT GOING TO GET IT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SCARED. REPORTER: DISTRUST OVER THE COVID-19 VACCINE RUNS HIGH AMONG BLACK AMERICANS. WHEN YOU HAVE A SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN OPERATING NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF BLACK PEOPLE IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO GET BLACK PEOPLE TO TRUST THAT SAME SYSTEM. REPORTER: THE CYCLE OF SKEPTICISM TODAY STEMS FROM A HISTORY OF HARMFUL MEDICAL TRIALS AND VACCINES LIKE THE TUSKEGEE SYPHILIS EXPERIMENT, WHERE HUNDREDS OF BLACKS DIED. LIKE RHONDA JOHNSON, OTHERS ARE DIED. YOU CANNOT C
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