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I've had someone tell me that they were concerned about getting the covid vaccine because of the syphilis study. they didn't even know my grandfather was a part of the study.

Treatment. public health officials wanting to see the effects of the disease untreated. as a result, more than 100 men died from syphilis or related complications. >> knowing that you were denied treatment and that you were lied to would affect anybody. >> carmen head thornton's grandfather freddie lee tyson was a part of the study. there is a lesson in taking broken pieces and turning it into something that is effective and supportive. >> reporter: turning the pain of the past into purpose carmen and several other descendants are speaking out in a new documentary, encouraging people to get va...

I write this as an infectious disease scientist and not as an American or black man.

In sprint to COVID-19 vaccine goal, Biden administration to team up with Black barbershops Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT WASHINGTON – With an eye toward 70% of U.S. adults receiving at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose by July 4, President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a monthlong effort to encourage more Americans to roll up their sleeves for a shot. "The more people we get vaccinated, the more success we’re going to have in the fight against this virus,” he said during remarks at the White House, adding that the U.S. could see a dramatically differe...

Barbers, stylists help combat vaccine hesitancy in Maryland: 'They have a trust with us' Nada Hassanein and Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY HYATTSVILLE, Md. – Reginald Alson received a surprising phone call from his childhood friend Monday morning. “I signed you up to get the vaccine,” Katrina Randolph, 52, told him. She owns Tré Shadez hair studio in Capitol Heights, Maryland, where Alson sweeps hair. As a certified community health care worker, Randolph had been trying to persuade her friend of 40 years to get his COVID-19 shot. But unnerving stories Alson, 57, heard ...