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Black Men Lagging Behind Black Women in Getting COVID-19 Vaccine, DMV Health Departments Report 38 N.C.-based meteorologist Vernon Turner leads by example, while receiving his second COVID-19 shot. Credit- MeteorolgistVernonTurner- Facebook 7News reported that local health departments in Maryland and Virginia say that Black men are lagging behind Black women when it comes to getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The story included suggestions from  Fernando Porter of Silver Spring. The physician said that what helps with hesitancy in his Black male patients feeling skeptical about getting the vacci...

Men lag women in coronavirus vaccinations, especially in Black communities Rachel Chason, Rebecca Tan © Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post DJ Quicksilva on Friday in Hanover, Md. DJ Quicksilva was on the fence about getting vaccinated. The radio host, who lives in Prince George’s County, Md., had been eligible since January because he teaches at his DJ school in person. His doctor was pushing him to get the shot. But he did not trust a medical system he felt had too often failed Black men like him. When his wife got vaccinated in March, the pressure mounted. “It i...