A new COVID-19 vaccination site has opened at the University of Texas at Arlington as part of a continued effort to expand vaccine access in Tarrant County.
Many Black people say they won t take COVID vaccine. Tarrant County wants to change that
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 12/21/2020 Brian Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dec. 21 Fort Worth resident Kwame Osei Jr. isn t in a rush to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Historically, Black people have been used as guinea pigs for medical procedures, a big scar that his people have to this day, said Osei, a 37-year-old Black man. There s a track record of distrust in this country that comes from the medical standpoint of things, he said.
Only 42% of Black Americans said they would get the vaccine, according to a Pew Research Center Survey. This is despite Black Americans being 1.4 times as likely as non-Hispanic whites to contract the disease and 2.8 times as likely to die of it.