An uphill battle: Push to have Black people vaccinated faces many hurdles Updated Feb 13, 2021; When Farrell resident Michael Wright and his wife went to Sharon Regional Medical Center a couple of weeks ago for the COVID-19 vaccination, he noticed many other senior citizens who were likewise waiting to receive the shot. But he noticed something else during his visit: He and his wife were the only Black people in the group waiting for a second dose of the vaccine. Wright, 67, said that might have been a matter of timing, but studies from around the nation indicate that Black Americans are less likely to receive vaccinations than their white counterparts.