Former NC Chief Justice Henry Frye and his wife Shirley got the COVID-19 vaccine. Author: Tanya Rivera Updated: 6:02 PM EST January 28, 2021 GREENSBORO, N.C. — So far the majority of people receiving the COVID vaccine have been white. Why is that? In part, history may be to blame. There is a lot of distrust of government-run drug or vaccine trials by communities of color. How do we make sure we remember the history, but not allow it to hinder the saving of lives with this new vaccine? “We decided this is something we should do, at our age, we want to live a little longer and we decided we would go and take it,” said Shirley Frye.