Blacks Don’t Trust COVID-19 Vaccine: Study

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Blacks Don’t Trust COVID-19 Vaccine: Study

Fewer than 1 in 6 African Americans have trust in the impending coronavirus vaccines soon to receive federal approval, a recent study found.

Source: The Washington Informer

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