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An uphill battle: Push to have Black people vaccinated faces many hurdles
Updated Feb 13, 2021;
When Farrell resident Michael Wright and his wife went to Sharon Regional Medical Center a couple of weeks ago for the COVID-19 vaccination, he noticed many other senior citizens who were likewise waiting to receive the shot.
But he noticed something else during his visit: He and his wife were the only Black people in the group waiting for a second dose of the vaccine.
Wright, 67, said that might have been a matter of timing, but studies from around the nation indicate that Black Americans are less likely to receive vaccinations than their white counterparts.
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