Mass vaccination clinic opened with fanfare, closed amid rifts of trust
Frances Stead Sellers, The Washington Post
Feb. 14, 2021
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1of6People wait in an observation area after receiving a coronavirus vaccine at the mass-vaccination site set up by Philly Fighting COVID at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Jan. 15, 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Rachel WisniewskiShow MoreShow Less
2of6Andrei Doroshin poses for a photo at his Philadelphia apartment in January 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Rachel WisniewskiShow MoreShow Less
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4of6Dominic Osipowicz, Philly Fighting COVID s chief of medical operations, teaches volunteers how to administer a coronavirus vaccine in Philadelphia in January 2021.Photo for The Washington Post by Rachel WisniewskiShow MoreShow Less
As Biden pushes his vaccine campaign, he faces a deep-seated distrust of the medical establishment among Black communities that have long faced mistreatment at its hands.
Biden s vaccine push runs into distrust in the Black community
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Frances Stead Sellers, The Washington Post
Feb. 13, 2021
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Michelle Chester administers a coronavirus vaccine to Dr. Yves Duroseau at Long Island Jewish Medical Center on Dec. 14.photo for The Washington Post by Sarah Blesener.
Former Tuskegee, Ala., mayor Johnny Ford rolled up his right sleeve and smiled behind his mask as the first dose of coronavirus vaccine entered his arm - a televised display of faith he hoped would save Black families from suffering.
Ford became mayor soon after the disclosure of the infamous Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male in 1972, and he spent years seeking justice for victims of the abominable government-run program. Now he s trying to persuade Black people that vaccines fast-tracked by that same government are not only safe, but vital.
Local lawmakers gather at the Linc, implore Philly to open mass vaccination site at the stadium
Local lawmakers gather at the Linc, call for Philly to use the stadium as mass vaccination site
Hank Flynn reports on local lawmakers gathered at Lincoln Financial Field, hoping to persuade the city of Philadelphia to open up the stadium as a mass vaccination site.
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Local lawmakers, gathering at Lincoln Financial Field Wednesday, called for the city to use the stadium as a mass vaccine site. But, some argue, vaccine sites need to be out in communities, so that everyone has access.