Dr. Fauci backs ‘Shots at the ‘Shop’ vaccine drive

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Dr. Fauci backs ‘Shots at the ‘Shop’ vaccine drive

… beauty salons to get more African Americans vaccinated.

Fauci, National Institute of … ” initiative that unites 1,000 African American-owned barbershops and beauty salons … voice in the nation’s African American communities.

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