Wayne Frederick, president of Howard University, and
Ambrose Lane Jr. on behalf of the Black Coalition Against Covid, Black Doctor, and other organizations, to discuss the pandemic and Black communities.
During the conversation on Tuesday, Fauci acknowledged the schism between Black people and medical institutions. He attempted to offer assurance to anyone skeptical of the COVID-19 vaccine without discounting historical practices and events.
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 19: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on November 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. The White House held its first Coronavirus Task Force briefing in months as cases of COVID-19 are surging across the country ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)