African Immigrant Health Groups Battle A Transatlantic Tide Of Vaccine Disinformation
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A front-line worker in Kenya receives a shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. African Families for Holistic Health Organization in Portland, Ore., hopes that the work they do in the U.S. will help curb vaccine misinformation back in Africa.
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AP
Switching between Swahili and English, Dr. Frank Minja asked the African immigrants on the Zoom call if they had any questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Minja, who is originally from Tanzania, was asked how to get the vaccine, how it works, whether it's safe.