The vaccination question: Forum offers perspectives from African American, Latino communities
In this undated photo provided by Johnson & Johnson in September 2020, a woman receives an injection during testing for the Janssen Pharmaceutical-Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Johnson & Johnson via AP
Published: 3/7/2021 11:41:21 AM
The message that landed in the chat box cut to the crux of an online forum Friday afternoon on perspectives about the COVID-19 vaccine within African American and Latino communities.
“Many of my circle of friends/family from the Latino and African American community will not be taking the vaccine,” one attendee wrote. “I understand their concerns . but hope that with conversations and education, they would have more trust.”
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