Many Black people say they won't take COVID vaccine. Tarrant County wants to change that
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
12/21/2020
Brian Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dec. 21—Fort Worth resident Kwame Osei Jr. isn't in a rush to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Historically, Black people have been used as guinea pigs for medical procedures, a big scar that his people have to this day, said Osei, a 37-year-old Black man.
"There's a track record of distrust in this country that comes from the medical standpoint of things," he said.
Only 42% of Black Americans said they would get the vaccine, according to a Pew Research Center Survey. This is despite Black Americans being 1.4 times as likely as non-Hispanic whites to contract the disease and 2.8 times as likely to die of it.