Experts hope to fight COVID-19 vaccine distrust among Black community through connection, education
As the race for the COVID-19 vaccine continues, those in the trials for both Moderna and Pfizer are describing the side effects. But nationwide, only 42% of Black adults say they would definitely or probably take a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Pew Research Center. It's even worse in California. Fewer than 29% of Black people surveyed by the Public Policy Institute of California said they would probably or definitely get vaccinated. That was the lowest percentage of any racial group. The question is, why? "How quick it came out," one man said. "It came out too fast." "What if it doesn't ...