Operation Warp Speed hits speedbumps in vaccinating communities
and last updated 2021-01-05 21:30:50-05
CENTRAL TEXAS â Despite ongoing efforts by the county and health systems to roll out the new COVID-19 vaccine, studies show communities of color find it difficult to trust the system.
Look at polls today and you ll find fears about COVID and even it s vaccine, with mistrust high in African-American and Latino communities.
As people stand in long lines for a coronavirus vaccine, the reaction from many minority communities is mistrust. I m cool. I m not taking that, said Richard Starr, who says even with studies showing high efficacy rates, a shot in the arm does not reassure him.