As Biden pushes his vaccine campaign, he faces a deep-seated distrust of the medical establishment among Black communities that have long faced mistreatment at its hands.
Biden s vaccine push runs into distrust in the Black community
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Frances Stead Sellers, The Washington Post
Feb. 13, 2021
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Michelle Chester administers a coronavirus vaccine to Dr. Yves Duroseau at Long Island Jewish Medical Center on Dec. 14.photo for The Washington Post by Sarah Blesener.
Former Tuskegee, Ala., mayor Johnny Ford rolled up his right sleeve and smiled behind his mask as the first dose of coronavirus vaccine entered his arm - a televised display of faith he hoped would save Black families from suffering.
Ford became mayor soon after the disclosure of the infamous Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male in 1972, and he spent years seeking justice for victims of the abominable government-run program. Now he s trying to persuade Black people that vaccines fast-tracked by that same government are not only safe, but vital.
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